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PartnerRe Names President; Acquirer EXOR Approves
PartnerRe, in the process of being acquired by the Italian investment firm EXOR, has had an interim leader for months. The Bermuda-based reinsurer has finally addressed this, naming a new president ...
U.S. Railroads May Escape Risky Freight Obligations if They Miss Jan. 1 Safety Deadline
U.S. railroads may not be obligated under federal law to carry freight including crude oil and hazardous materials from Jan. 1 if they fail to meet a year-end deadline for implementing new train ...
Allianz & Maiden Keep Automotive OEMs in Sight With Expanded Insurance Partnership
Allianz is expanding its alliance with Maiden Holdings with a goal of bringing new insurance coverage to automotive original equipment manufacturers and their customers. Neither side is disclosing ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich, Hiscox and More
We have a number of promotions and new hires to tell you about at Zurich, Generali, Hiscox and Preferred Mutual. *** Zurich Insurance Group is bringing in a new CEO to run its general insurance ...
Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to Snatch Up Amlin for $5.3B
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin plc for about 3.47 billion pounds ($5.3 billion), joining an overseas deal spree by Japanese peers. Amlin shares ...
P/C Insurers Among Fortune’s Fastest Growing Companies
Even though growth seems hard to come by for property/casualty insurers, five made the top 25 of Fortune's 100 fastest growing companies published late last month. One of the five—Federated ...
Drought’s Economic Damage Went Global in August: Aon Benfield
Severe drought in the western U.S. caused economic losses in August of at least $3 billion, mostly from agricultural damage in California, Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting said in a new report. ...
Report: Zurich Pulling Together $8.4B Financing For RSA Bid
Zurich Insurance Group AG has arranged 5.5 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) in financing for the takeover of smaller rival RSA Insurance Group Plc, according to people with knowledge of the plan, ...