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Asia P/C Investment Driven by Limits at Home: Arch Capital, XL Catlin Execs
It is pretty clear at this point: Asia investment in the European and U.S. P/C sectors last year is widely expected to continue through 2016. Reasons why this is happening, however, remain a matter ...
Watch This Video: Could Cyber Kill the Insurance Industry?
Cyber could kill the insurance industry. That's a bold statement to make, and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm made it to Carrier Management during the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint ...
Nuclear Liability Insurance is Sticking Point in Westinghouse India Reactor Deal
Toshiba Corp's Westinghouse Electric hopes to clinch a deal to build six nuclear reactors in India by end-March, its CEO said, in time for a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ...
Self-Driving Car Rollout Will Accelerate Under New U.S. Government Plan
Self-driving cars will get closer to appearing on American roads under a U.S. Transportation Department plan to speed their rollout. Regulators will allow automakers that can demonstrate they have a ...
Argo Group Fills Exec Slots With AIG Vet and Ex-Insurance Regulator
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has turned to an AIG veteran and a former New York insurance regulator to fill two key positions at the specialty insurer/reinsurer. Argo said Frank Mike-Mayer ...
Liberty Mutual Grows Chile Market Share with New Acquisition
With one acquisition, Liberty Mutual Insurance has become a dominant player in Chile, a decade after first entering the market there. The Massachusetts-based property/casualty insurer said it has ...
Ironshore Turns to Shanghai with Launch of Lloyd’s China Platform
Ironshore International, now fully owned by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, is expanding into Shanghai via Lloyd's. The Bermuda-based specialty property/casualty insurer will be doing this ...
Underwriters Spooked by New China Rules for Botched IPOs
Newly approved Chinese rules for IPOs are rattling investment banks as investors can seek compensation immediately if they suffer losses due to false or misleading information in the listing ...