Industry News
The U.S. and China Will Expand a Planned Cybercrime Crackdown
U.S. and Chinese officials have agreed to expand cooperation to crack down on cybercrime as China's state- run news agency said a hacking attack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was carried ...
XL Strikes Deal With RGA Ceding Most Remaining Life Re Biz
XL Group plc and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated separately announced a reinsurance deal in which XL's subsidiary, XL Life Ltd. will ceded a block of U.S. term life reinsurance treaties to ...
Insurance compliance work rarely operates at an entirely predictable pace. A carrier may be managing normal licensing and appointment activity...
Icahn Unlikely to Oust Hancock From AIG: Analyst
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, whose call to break American International Group Inc. was rebuffed by the insurer, will probably be unable to force out Chief Executive Officer Peter ...
Warning to U.S. P/C Insurers: Be Ready for a Disruptive, Transformative 2016
U.S. property/casualty insurers should expect disruptive changes in a number of areas in 2016, including technology, pricing, customer demand, and "heightened regulatory creep," EY said in a new ...
Allianz Revving Up North America Motorsports Coverage for New Year
In the U.S., motor racing is a surging business attracting increased attention and spending. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty wants a piece of the action, and expects to launch a dedicated ...
The Latest Launches from Ironshore, Allied World, Navigators and More
Ironshore, Allied World, Navigators Group and Aon Benfield all have new products this week. *** Ironshore International is rolling out a hybrid insurance product designed to address clients such as ...
Zurich Announces Gender Equality Certification
Zurich Insurance Group said recently that it has become the first global company in the insurance industry to receive "EDGE" certification in key markets of operations, a designation that involves ...
Executives On The Move at Berkley, ACE and OneBeacon
W.R. Berkley Corp. named a new senior vice president with an international focus, ACE Group appointed three people who will help grow its Middle East and North Africa business, and OneBeacon ...