Specialty
QBE 2013 Loss As Expected; U.S. Mid-Market Biz Under Microscope: CEO
There were no surprises when QBE published its year-end financial results on Tuesday, with a $254 million after-tax loss on the bottom line nearly matching a preannounced estimate delivered by the ...
Zynga Shareholder Suit Dismissed
Zynga Inc. has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in which shareholders accused the online gaming company of fraudulently misleading them about its financial and business prospects before and after its ...
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Can We Fix Earthquake Insurance in California?
Twenty years ago, on Jan. 17, 1994, a previously unknown fault ruptured nine miles beneath Northridge in the San Fernando Valley. With a magnitude of 6.7 and an epicenter just 20 miles northwest of ...
Energi Insurance CEO McCarthy: Plugged Into Energy Revolution Through R&D
Just as there are best practices for managing today's energy risks, there are best practices for managing a company that specializes in insuring those risks. According to Brian McCarthy, best ...
P/C Executive Views: Data Security Strategies and Cyber Insurance Sales
As cyber attackers continue to menace businesses in all industry sectors, property/casualty insurers are working to provide network security and privacy coverage. But how are the insurers managing ...
Hiscox, Beazley Join Forces to Offer $50M of D&O Capacity
Lloyd's of London insurers Beazley and Hiscox have partnered to offer brokers and clients a D&O consortium through which the syndicates will provide materially higher limits and offer additional ...
Eight P/C Insurer Insolvencies in 2013 are Below Average: A.M. Best
There were a total of eight property/casualty insurers and one life/health insurance company that became financially impaired in 2013, according to A.M. Best. Of the nine impaired companies, eight ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Introduces ‘Executive First’ D&O
Offering up to $100 million of D&O capacity, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance said on Thursday that it introduced Executive First, a policy designed to address the complex and volatile ...