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S&P: Insurers Want Certainty Before Fully Embracing Climate Change Prep
Whether climate change is here, on its way or non-existent, insurers have already accepted the need to prepare for it. But even as the industry confronts what might happen, it wants more certainty ...
Global P/C Premiums Headed for Moderate Climb: Munich Re Report
An improving economy in the industrialized world will propel steady but moderate property/casualty premium growth over the next two years, Munich Re concluded in its new Insurance Market Outlook ...
Safety Agency Probing Fracking Risks After Oilfield Workers Die
The Obama administration is investigating the health risks of hydraulic fracturing after at least four deaths among oilfield workers since 2010 in North Dakota and Montana. The National Institute for ...
Former VP Gore Backs Insurance Execs’ Commitment to Climate Risk at Geneva Assoc. Assembly
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore recognized the insurance industry's key role in helping the world to tackle climate-related risks during a speech at The Geneva Association's annual General ...
66 Industry CEOs Sign Geneva Association Climate Risk Statement
Sixty-six chief executives of the world's leading insurers have confirmed their commitment to The Geneva Association's Climate Risk Statement―a set of guiding principles on the substantial role ...
Aspen, Still in Endurance’s Sights, Touts Growth and Investor Value
Aspen Insurance Holdings continues as Endurance Specialty Holdings' hotly coveted takeover target. In the meantime, the Bermuda reinsurance and insurance player made its case to investors that it is ...
House Bipartisan TRIA Bill Expected In June: Subcommittee Chair
The chairman of crucial U.S. House subcommittee said a bipartisan bill of its own that will renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, will be unveiled in June. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, ...
Everest Re Appoints Marsh Exec Losquadro to Board
Last week, Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced the appointment of Gerri Losquadro to its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2014. Losquadro recently retired as Senior Vice President and head of ...