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Typhoon Dujuan Lashes Taiwan, Disrupting Land and Air Traffic
Typhoon Dujuan lashed Taiwan with rain and wind Monday, disrupting land and air traffic and forcing offices, schools and financial markets to shut on Tuesday. The stock markets will be closed for all ...
AmTrust Will Grow Again Through Acquisition With $233M Republic Companies Buy
AmTrust Financial Services will buy Texas-based property/casualty insurer Republic Companies, Inc. for $233 million, continuing an ongoing strategy of growth through strategic acquisitions. The ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
Catholic Mutual, Church Mutual Insurance Co. Form Business Alliance
Two mutual insurers who generate their business from the Catholic Church and other religious organizations are forming a strategic alliance that will expand each other's reach. Catholic Mutual Group, ...
ACE’s Andrade to Run Post-Chubb Merger International Non-Life Business
ACE Ltd., in the final months of concluding its $28.3 billion acquisition of The Chubb Corp., has appointed one of its own to lead the company's combined international non-life insurance operations. ...
NSA Chief Questions Viability of Cyber-Weapons Treaty
Achieving a multinational arms-control treaty governing the use of cyber-weapons may be impossible because groups unaffiliated with governments wouldn't honor it, Admiral Michael Rogers, the director ...
Executives On The Move at OneBeacon, Liberty Mutual, Argo Group and More
We have a number of executive promotions and hires to tell you about at OneBeacon Insurance Group, Liberty Mutual, Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., Argo Group and Erie Indemnity Company: *** A veteran ...
Hamilton Insurance CEO Seeks More Acquisitions; IPO is Likely
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the company backed by hedge fund firm Two Sigma, is seeking more takeovers as Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault builds a business that he expects to take ...
Watch This Video: Lloyd’s CEO Beale Details Progress on Expansion
Lloyd's of London CEO Inga Beale has plenty to say about expansion these days. During the recent reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo, she spoke, in part, about Lloyd's progress in expanding access ...