Industry News
Executives On The Move at CNA, Munich Re, Liberty Mutual and More
We have some new executive appointments to tell you about at CNA, Munich re, Hallmark Financial Services, Marsh and Liberty Mutual Insurance: *** CNA hired on a Chubb executive as its new senior vice ...
Buffett’s GEICO Agrees to California Settlement Over Misleading Price Quotes
GEICO, the auto-insurance unit at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., agreed to a settlement with California regulators after its online price quotes misrepresented some coverage as the ...
Insurance has always been about helping people and businesses navigate uncertainty. While most insurance policies cover familiar exposures like property,...
Zurich Insurance Makes Conditional $8.8B Offer For RSA
RSA Insurance Group Plc rose in London after Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group AG made a conditional offer to buy the company for about 5.6 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). The shares increased 4.8 ...
A.M. Best: China Explosion Insurer Costs Remain in Flux
Some industry watchers are trying to tally carrier claims costs following an Aug. 12 explosion at a key China port. A.M. Best cautions, however, that plenty of variables remain. Among them: the mass ...
Auto Insurers Risk ‘Credit Negative’ Label As Traffic Injuries Rise: Moody’s
With signs pointing to an ongoing rise in U.S. traffic injuries and deaths during the first six months of 2015, Moody's is warning that the trend is credit negative for auto insurers. Moody's ...
Ping An Insurance, Confronting China Slowdown, Boosts Overseas Assets
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-largest insurer, is boosting overseas assets as the nation's slowing economy and falling interest rates make it difficult to find investments with ...
Lloyd’s of London Insurer Amlin Denies Rumors It is For Sale
Amlin Plc Chief Executive Officer Charles Philipps damped speculation that the Lloyd's of London insurer is looking for a buyer, saying the firm is strong enough to remain independent. "We are not ...
‘Event’ Needed to Boost International Insurance Pricing: QBE Group CEO
When Australia's QBE Insurance Group reported a 24 percent leap in first-half earnings last week, the leader of the company signaled the ability of the company to weather both natural catastrophes ...