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Willis Gains Swedish OK for $205M investment in Max Matthiessen
Willis Group Holdings plc said it's gotten a pivotal O.K. from Swedish regulatory authorities to complete its acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Max Matthiessen, a personal insurance, health plan ...
Aon Benfield: India, Pakistan Flooding 2014’s Costliest Weather Event So Far
The costliest weather event so far 2014 involved torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in India and Pakistan in September, Aon Benfield concluded in a new report. The firm's September ...
Cyber Insurance Market Will Surge, Lloyds CEO Predicts
Lloyd's of London Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale expects the market for cyber insurance to surge after hackers attacked some of the largest companies in the U.S., including JPMorgan Chase & ...
Novarica Brings on Insurance IT Vet For Leadership Team
Novarica said it is bringing on an international insurance technology veteran as a principal to the company. Mitch Wein will be joining the firm on Nov. 1, working out of its New York office. He was ...Geithner: AIG’s Collapse Could Have Triggered Global Mass Panic
The failure in 2008 of American International Group Inc., the world's biggest insurer, would have caused "mass panic on a global scale," Timothy Geithner, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New ...
Zurich Insurance Group Has New U.K. Non-Life Head
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, named group controller Vibhu Sharma to head of general insurance operations for the U.K. Sharma, 48, will start in April, Louise Zucchi, ...
Watchdog Group Warns Arctic Shipping Safety Not Assured
Canada will have trouble ensuring marine safety in the Arctic as climate change melts the sea ice and shipping increases, Parliament's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday. Canada, said Environment ...
Swiss Re Predicts a Rise in Liability Claims as Economic Growth Accelerates
Liability claims have been lower than expected in recent years, which has boosted insurers' profits despite a decline in liability rates. But new risks and stronger economic growth will increase ...