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Charman In As CEO At Endurance, Replacing Cash
Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced on Tuesday that its board of directors elected John R. Charman as Endurance's chief executive officer, replacing David Cash, who is stepping ...
AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Hopes Court Will End Spitzer Suit Over Reinsurance
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., is set to ask New York's highest court today to clear his name and dismiss what remains of an ...
Small Company Managers Better at Protecting Against Overpriced Stock Offers: Study
A new study from the University of Iowa suggests that managers of small firms better protect their shareholders' stock value by fending off potential acquisitions by larger firms with overpriced ...
Regulatory Risk Tops All Others For Financial Services Execs
According to a new KPMG International survey report, regulatory pressure is consistently one of the biggest threats facing companies across industries, and the number one challenge facing financial ...
Insurers Lose Bid to Halt Funding of Pittsburgh Corning’s Asbestos Trust
Pittsburgh Corning Corp.'s bankruptcy judge overruled final objections by insurance companies trying to halt the reorganization of the building-supply company. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald ...ACE to Open Myanmar Office
The ACE Group said it has received provisional approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to establish a representative office in the country. ACE said it is now ...Zurich Insurance Plans China, Saudi Expansion
Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to expand in China and Saudi Arabia as the insurer seeks to capitalize on economic growth in the world's second-biggest economy and largest oil exporter. Switzerland's ...
Insured Losses from May’s 76 Tornadoes Estimated at $2B-$5B: Eqecat
Tornadoes that struck the United States from May 18 to May 20 caused anywhere from $2 billion to $5 billion in insured losses, disaster modeling company Eqecat said. The firm said most of the losses ...