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2014 in Video, Courtesy of Carrier Management
Carrier Management's video interviews ran the gamut in 2014, from an evaluation of life without TRIA, to employee talent, the reinsurance market, expansion, P/C industry expectations for 2015 and ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2014
Five of the top Carrier Management news stories in 2014 ranked everything from insurance industry jobs to the companies themselves, in different iterations. The common link: there's huge interest in ...
GAO Report Questions U.S. Readiness For Nuclear Terror or Mega-Cat
Bhe U.S. government isn't fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and in some cases is years away from ensuring ...
Assured Guaranty Buying Bond Insurance Unit from Radian for $810M
Radian Group Inc. agreed to sell its bond guarantor to Assured Guaranty Ltd. for $810 million to free up capital as the company prepares for tighter oversight of mortgage insurance. The deal is ...
XL Group Comes Out With Nuclear/Radiological Event Coverage
XL Group has come out with insurance coverage for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events. The insurer's crisis management team is handling the rollout as it did earlier in December ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Rising From the World’s Top Companies
Greenhouse gas emissions by the world's top 500 companies rose 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, far off the cuts urged by the United Nations to limit global warming, a study showed on Monday. The top ...
Report: XL Group/Catlin Merger a Done Deal
XL Group plc may have already closed an M&A deal with rival Catlin, according to international media reports. XL CEO Mike McGavick acknowledged on Dec. 17 that talks were underway, with a ...
BP U.S. Oil Spill Fine Could Reach $18 Billion
The government wants BP Plc to pay $16 billion to $18 billion in water-pollution fines for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history while seeking more than $1 billion from the co-owner of the ...