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Allianz CEO: Capital Rules Fuel Artificial Pricing of Bond Risk
Michael Diekmann, chief executive officer of Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said capital rules that encourage financial companies to invest in sovereign bonds are thwarting a solution to the ...
Swiss Re Buys Stake in Li’s FWD in $425 Million Asia Push
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- biggest reinsurer, will invest as much as $425 million in Richard Li's FWD Group as it pushes for growth in Asia. The company will buy 12.3 percent of FWD from ...
Reformers Hail Limit on U.S. Crop Insurance Subsidies
Farm subsidy reformers praised a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to make the wealthiest growers pay more for federally subsidized crop insurance—the first eligibility limit on a program ...
Icebergs, Insurance Hamper Top of the World Shipping Route
The new shipping route opened up through the Arctic by climate change will not be crowded any time soon. Cargoes of coal, diesel and gas have made the trip but high insurance costs, slow going and ...
Study: Michigan Auto Costs Can Drop If Lifetime Care Stays
Michigan can lower auto insurance premiums without making major changes to the state's no-fault system proposed in legislation that has stalled for months, according to a nonpartisan report issued ...
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P/C Insurers Facing A.M. Best Rating Action If TRIA Not Renewed
Thirty-four property/casualty insurers can add the threat of a negative rating outlook to the list of problems facing their companies at year-end 2013 if the government backstop for terror insurance ...
S&P Subpoenas Federal Reserve Board in U.S. Lawsuit
McGraw Hill Financial Inc.'s Standard & Poor's unit seeks information from the board of governors of the Federal Reserve to bolster its defense against U.S. claims it misled investors in ...