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SEC’s Aguilar Wants Stock Exchange Execs Liable for Failures
A proposal that would require stock exchanges to be better equipped to handle market disruptions does not go far enough to hold senior officials accountable for failures, Securities and Exchange ...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Quietest in 45 Years, Experts Say
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. There could still ...
China to Remain Centerpiece of Asia Expansion for Munich Re
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said China will remain its biggest growth market in Asia as it considers countries such as India too unpredictable to step up investment. "Our biggest ...
State Auto’s Restrepo Elected PCI Chair
State Auto Insurance Companies President, Chairman and CEO Bob Restrepo has been elected chair of the board of governors of the 1,000-member Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). ...
AIG Hires XL Group’s Maag as CEO of Europe, Middle East
American International Group Inc. hired Seraina Maag from XL Group Plc to run the Europe, Middle East and Africa region as Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche reshapes the insurer's leadership. ...
Finnegan to Remain Chubb CEO through 2016; Krump, Robusto Switch Some Roles
The Chubb Corporation's board of directors announced Thursday that John D. Finnegan, Chubb's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will remain in his current roles until the end of 2016, ...Old Republic Gains on Revival of Mortgage Insurer
Old Republic International Corp., the insurer that stopped selling home-loan guarantees in 2011, advanced the most in six months after announcing a plan to raise fresh capital and revive the ...
Flood Insurance Jumping Sevenfold Depresses U.S. Home Values
Rangel Dockery and her husband bought a waterfront house in Florida four months ago, assuming their $2,000-a-year flood insurance premium would remain about the same. After reading recently about a ...