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Fed’s Plosser Favors Too-Big-To-Fail Firms Holding More Capital
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser called for the largest financial institutions to hold more capital to help prevent a repeat of the recent financial crisis, and renewed ...
Pension Funds Investing in Cat Bonds Overlook Risk: Gen Re’s Montross
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Franklin "Tad" Montross said pension funds that increased bets on catastrophe bonds to improve investment returns may flee the market after a major natural disaster. ...
May’s Weather Caused Billions in Losses in U.S., Around the Globe: Aon Benfield
Severe weather in May caused an estimated $4 billion in insured damage, and almost twice that in economic losses, in the U.S. alone and billions more in economic losses around the globe, according to ...
Berkshire E&S Entrance Is No Concern, Berkley Says
Profit-focused executives from strong firms who understand the business of underwriting are welcome to enter the excess and surplus lines segment—and that includes Berkshire Hathaway's Ajit Jain, ...
Federal Regulation Would Have Uncovered AIG Problems In ’08: Benmosche
Federal regulation at the holding company level would have prevented the near-failure of American International Group in 2008—and had the company actually failed, it would have disrupted the entire ...
Commercial Insurance Rates Up 5% for 3d Month: MarketScout
The average composite rate for commercial property/casualty insurance in the U.S. was up five percent for May 2013. This marks the third month in a row for a five percent increase, according to ...Arch Capital Wins Approval on Revised PMI Deal
Arch Capital Group Ltd., the insurer that struck a deal to buy assets from mortgage guarantor PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., said it has won approval from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the seller's ...
Financial Firms’ Living Wills Risk Clash of Nations Over Assets, Warns AIG’s Benmosche
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said that living wills, designed to help unwind struggling financial firms, may lead to international disputes. Comparing ...