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In Venezuela, Oil Price Plunge Makes Debt Insurance Costs Soar
The cost for insuring Venezuelan sovereign debt against default or restructuring surged on Wednesday as global oil prices swooned to a 27-month low before rebounding, illustrating rising investor ...
2014 U.S. Cat Events Land Far From Record Levels: Verisk
U.S. insured losses during the first nine months of 2014 fell "well short" of the 10-year average. But major events still caused some pain, and catastrophe losses in the country climbed by ...
Bermuda Stares Down Hurricane Gonzalo; Hawaii Troubled by Ana
Hurricane Gonzalo grew into a major storm that threatens Bermuda later this week, while half a world away Tropical Storm Ana may become the second system this year to sweep Hawaii's Big Island. ...
Allstate Beefs Up Investment Management Roster
Allstate Corp. is bringing on some new executives focused on the investment side of its operations. The largest publicly traded personal lines insurer in the United States said it hired Russell ...
Big Earthquake Likely for San Francisco, But Coverage Lacking
The San Francisco region will probably be struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.7 in coming decades, and most of the billions of dollars of damages wouldn't be covered by insurance. ...
Zurich Insurance CIO Wants New Rules to Protect Green Bond Boom
The integrity of the fast-growing "green bond" market is at risk unless a clear definition of what passes for green can be agreed, Zurich Insurance's investment chief told the Reuters Global Climate ...
Cyclone Hudhud Making Damaging Mark in India
Cyclone Hudhud caused some serious damage in India after making landfall early Oct. 12, AIR Worldwide said. The Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said the storm hit near Visakhapatnam with wind ...
Hamilton USA Becomes Valiant Insurance’s Latest Owner
Valiant Insurance Company has traded hands again. This time, the new owner is Hamilton USA, the New Jersey-based insurance operations of Hamilton Insurance Group. Here's the transaction in detail: ...