Industry News
World Trade Center Developer Denied Right to Pursue $3.5B From Airlines
Real estate developer Larry Silverstein was denied the right to seek $3.5 billion from airlines whose planes were hijacked by terrorists and flown into the World Trade Center's twin towers on Sept. ...
9 Global Insurers to Face Higher Capital Standards, Tougher Supervision
Top insurers will have to hold more capital from 2019 to cover risks they pose to the financial system should they go bust, global regulators said on Thursday. Regulators also released an initial ...
Colorado Wildfire Cost Insurers $292.8M
The Colorado Black Forest wildfire cost insurers $292.8 million and ruined a record 486 structures, making it the second-most costly fire in the state's history. Policyholders submitted 3,630 home ...
Paint Makers’ $900M Lead Paint Trial Underway in California
BP Plc's Atlantic Richfield Co. is among five companies fighting a public nuisance lawsuit in state court seeking $900 million to replace or contain lead paint in millions of California homes. In a ...
Allstate Selling Lincoln Benefit Life to London Group for $600M
Clive Cowdery, who earned a fortune cutting deals that consolidated the U.K. life insurance industry, is making a foray into the U.S. by buying a business from Allstate Corp. for $600 million (394 ...
Conn. Says Insurers Must Complete Climate Risk Survey
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi has decided that about 110 Connecticut-based insurance companies will be required to complete a survey describing what they are doing to address ...
Ward’s Top 50 Nearly 10 CR Points Better Than Industry; Four Newcomers
For more than two decades, the names GEICO, RLI Insurance Company and USAA Group have appeared on an annual list of 50 top property/casualty insurance performers, and four new names joined the ranks ...Galvin Named President of Berkley’s Midwest Employers Casualty
W. R. Berkley Corp. said it has named Timothy F. Galvin as president of its subsidiary, Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC). The appointment is effective immediately. Galvin succeeds Melodee J. ...