Reinsurance
Iran Accord Would End Sanctions on Reinsurance and Other Industries
Iran and world powers reached a historic accord designed to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons in return for ending sanctions that have crippled the nation's economy and ...
Everest Re Brings on Swiss Re Exec to Help Build U.S. Business
Everest Re Group Ltd. hired Dane Lopes as head of sales and distribution for U.S.insurance operations as disruption in the industry pushes established firms to solidify relationships with clients and ...
Ahead of Merger Vote, PartnerRe & AXIS Release Preliminary Q2 Numbers
PartnerRe and AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. won't be holding their merger shareholder vote until August 7. In the meanwhile, they've released preliminary 2015 second-quarter results, underscoring the ...
Munich Re: Global Insured Cat Losses in H1 Land Below Long-Term Average
Overall losses and insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first half of 2015 were below long-term average values, according to a review of global natural catastrophes issued by Munich ...
Warren Buffett Could Gain From Efforts to Weaken New Train Safety Rule
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is set to be a chief beneficiary of a bid by Senate Republicans to weaken new regulations to improve train safety in the $2.8 billion crude-by-rail industry, a key ...
Bermuda Adopts Solvency II ‘Equivalency’ Measures
A bulletin from Bermuda notes that the island's parliament took regulatory action this week to align its regulatory insurance procedure. The goal: recognition by the European Commission as being ...
Guy Carpenter Division Places First Cat Bond For China Perils
GC Securities said it has placed a newly formed catastrophe bond shelf program with China Re - the first of its kind to benefit Chinese insurers/reinsurers and perils. The announcement of the Guy ...
Amtrak to Concede Liability For Most Damages in Philly Crash Cases
Amtrak said it will concede that it's liable for most damages caused by the May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight passengers and injured dozens. The railroad acknowledged Friday ...