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Progress Made Containing Massive California Wildfire
Containment has increased on a wildfire north of Los Angeles, which has grown to more than 58 square miles. Officials report the blaze is 25 percent surrounded as of today, and most of the evacuation ...
Coverage Innovation: Why and How Ironshore Developed a Cyber Warning Endorsement
Computer Hacks. In 60 percent of cases, attackers are able to compromise an organization within minutes, according to the Verizon 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report. Data Loss.Forty-three percent ...
Everest Re Will Unload U.S. Crop Insurance Subsidiary, Provide Reinsurance Cover
Everest Re Group, Ltd. plans to sell its U.S. crop insurance subsidiary, but still keep a hand in the business through reinsurance. The deal, announced July 25, calls for CGB Diversified Services ...
The Hartford Will Sell U.K. P/C Runoff Subsidiaries to Catalina
The Hartford has found a buyer for its U.K. property/casualty runoff subsidiaries, capping a process that began in 1993. Catalina Holdings UK Ltd. will buy the insurer's Downlands Liability ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Beazley, Marsh and More
Chubb grabbed three former AIG executives to help lead an expanded U.S. trade credit team. Beazley hired an ex-AIG exec to boost its medical liability underwriting. GCube Insurance also brought in a ...
National Interstate Comes Around to American Financial’s $320M M&A Bid
It took plenty of back-and-forth, counter-offers and more, but American Financial Group has finally reached an agreement to buy the rest of National Interstate Corp. that its subsidiary does not ...
AIR Worldwide Expands Global Pandemic Model, Joins World Bank Initiative
AIR Worldwide has made two new business moves involving ways to manage and counter global pandemics. The catastrophe modeling firm said it has expanded its global pandemic model to include outbreaks ...
Lloyd’s Possibly Vulnerable to Catastrophic Cyber Attack
A review of almost 400 reinsurance contracts underwritten at Lloyd's of London has revealed potentially significant vulnerabilities and exposures if a catastrophic cyber attack should occur. Analysis ...