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The Rapid Global Ascendance of China’s Anbang Insurance
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co has emerged from near obscurity 18 months ago to sign deals worth more than $30 billion, moving into the big league of global real estate and finance. The ...
Munich Re, AGCS North America Are Replacing Their CEOs in Measured Transitions
Munich Re and a division of Allianz Group are the latest insurers left preparing for new CEOs. Munich Re said that CEO Nikolaus von Bomhard will step down as CEO and a member of the board of ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Aon Benfield, Travelers and More
Chubb will start selling construction industry-related insurance to midsize firms for the first time. Aon Benfield debuts charter flight cancellation coverage. Travelers is now offering a homeowners ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Ironshore and Beazley
CNA recruited a former Chubb executive for a key role. Ironshore hired on a new executive will help build its London-based underwriting property program business. Beazley appointed a former Hiscox ...
Is ‘Flat’ the New Buzzword for Commercial Insurance Pricing?
"Flat" is close to becoming the new buzzword for commercial insurance pricing. For the 2015 fourth quarter, pricing barely ticked up 1 percent, according to Willis Towers Watson's updated survey of ...
Federal Judge Frees BP from U.S. Lawsuits Over Post-Gulf Spill Drilling Ban
BP Plc does not have to face U.S. lawsuits by energy and drilling companies over losses they suffered from an offshore drilling ban imposed soon after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal ...
Germanwings Crash Probe Proposes Airline Insurance to Address Pilot License Loss
Pilots would lose privacy protection for health records and airlines would need insurance when the employees lose their license under a proposal from the French air-safety agency that investigated ...
Insurers Now See Nonprofits as Special Sector with Unique Risks
When Pamela Davis started in the insurance industry 26 years ago, there were few insurance markets willing to take on the unique risks of nonprofit organizations. Back then, says Davis, who is now ...