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UK Insurer RSA Returns to Earlier Commercial Lines Organizational Structure
RSA UK & International has merged its Commercial Risk Solutions (CRS) and Global Risk Solutions (GRS) businesses to create a single business unit focused on commercial lines. This move follows ...
China-Owned Insurer Helps Soften Trade War Hits for Exporters and Importers
As the U.S.-China trade war intensifies, an insurance company run by the Chinese government is stepping in to support Chinese exporters, providing low cost coverage and chasing down U.S. importers ...
Next Insurance Makes Room for Agents After All
Next Insurance has begun formally marketing a portal designed to help independent agents quickly quote and sell its policies. Next said the system, dubbed "Next for Agents," had been in beta testing ...
The Latest Launches From Coalition, Liberty Mutual/Ironshore and Aon
Coalition launched an incentive program designed to encourage policyholders to implement cyber attack mitigation known as MFA. Liberty Mutual's Ironshore Environmental is introducing a smartphone app ...
Updated Hurricane Dorian Insured Loss Estimates Calculated for U.S., Caribbean
Hurricane Dorian may be history, but catastrophe modeling firms are still calculating insured losses for damage the storm inflicted on the U.S. and Caribbean region. Karen Clark & Co. issued an ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual and The Hartford
Liberty Mutual promoted a veteran employee to the position of chief underwriting officer, North America, for its Global Risk Solutions unit. The Hartford appointed a new chief human resources ...
Benefits Abound With Investments in Climate Change Adaptation
Investing $1.8 trillion between 2020 and 2030 in projects to help communities adapt to the worsening impacts of climate change could yield $7.1 trillion in economic benefits, according to a report ...
Executives On The Move at AXA XL, Guy Carpenter and Aspen
AXA XL hired a Zurich veteran to lead a Captive Practice in Canada. Guy Carpenter & Co. named a new chairman. Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. appointed its latest chief information officer. *** AXA ...