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Erie Insurance Group CEO (and Chubb Veteran) Named PCI’s New Chairman
Erie Insurance Group President and CEO Terrence Cavanaugh is the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America's new chairman, following elections at the PCI Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., ...
Top 10 Market Conduct Issues for P/C Insurers
A review of state insurance regulators' examinations of U.S. property/casualty insurers shows that claims-handling, underwriting and producer requirements continue to be the top criticisms. According ...
Drugmakers Seek Indemnity for Ebola Vaccines
Drugmakers are looking for some kind of indemnity from governments or multilateral agencies against possible losses or claims arising from the widespread emergency use of new Ebola vaccines in ...
AIG, Allianz and 7 Other Giant Insurers to Start Reporting Capital Ratios
Nine too-big-to-fail insurers, including American International Group Inc., Allianz SE and MetLife Inc., must start reporting capital ratios next year using a method presented by regulators today. ...
ACE CEO Said Ebola Risk Underwriting Approach is ‘Common Sense’
ACE Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg blasted news reports about his company's stance on Ebola risks as "sensationalized." In response to an analyst's question on the issue during an earnings ...
The Cost to Insure Airplanes Against Attack Will Grow Considerably
Insurers worldwide are going to have to pay up to a record $800 million to cover the damage done by attacks on airplanes this year, driving prices up and drawing rivals into the market. The hefty ...
FBI Cautions Foreign Govt. Agents May Have Carried Out Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-attacks on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and 13 other financial companies may have been carried out by hackers from a foreign government moonlighting as criminals, a senior Federal Bureau of ...
Earthquake Bonds: California Plans to Sell $350M of Them
The California Earthquake Authority, the largest seismic insurer in the U.S., is selling $350 million in bonds to strengthen its ability to pay claims, after the state's first death due to a quake in ...