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Lloyd’s Chooses Ex-QBE CEO Neal as Its New Leader
Lloyd's of London has chosen former QBE Insurance Group CEO John Neal as its new leader. Neal assumes the role of Lloyd's latest chief executive officer starting on Oct. 15. He succeeds Inga Beale, ...
The Latest Launches From Aon and Sompo International
Aon is targeting silent cyber exposures with a new product. Sompo International Holdings Ltd. rolled out a new financial and professional lines platform encompassing insurance and reinsurance ...
XL Catlin Launches New Satellite Cover Addressing Launch and Deployment Risks
XL Catlin is expanding its space insurance offerings. The global insurer and reinsurer—soon to be acquired by France's AXA—disclosed it is launching space insurance coverage for satellite owners, ...
Japan Pushes to Restore Power After Quake Causes Record Blackout, Injuries, Business Interruption
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido began to restore power after a strong earthquake overnight knocked out electricity throughout the entire prefecture of more than 5 million people. The magnitude ...
Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Increasingly Doing Business in the European Union
For Bermuda's global insurance and reinsurance market, European policyholders and businesses are becoming increasingly beneficial partners, according to a new study from the Association of Bermuda ...
The Latest Launches From Hanover, AIR Worldwide and Aon
The Hanover Insurance Group is going live with a new program designed to help reduce distracted driving among teenagers. Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide is working with reinsurance broker ...
AIG CEO Duperreault Sees Insurance Risk Benefits in Relying on ILS Market
American International Group Inc Chief Executive Brian Duperreault said on Wednesday he sees "huge potential" within the insurer's portfolio for use of a market in which investors trade assets tied ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Arch Insurance and Guy Carpenter
CNA chose a former Accenture executive as its latest chief operations officer. Arch Insurance is bringing an ex-AIG executive to run its U.S. property arm. An executive at Willis Re is switching to ...