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London Officials Say Brexit-Related Financial Job Losses May Be Less Than Feared
British banking, insurance and asset management job losses to the European Union due to Brexit might not be as heavy as initially feared, the City of London financial district said on Monday. Jeremy ...
FEMA Expands Private Sector Flood Reinsurance Program for 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed a reinsurance placement with 28 private reinsurers to help the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) recover losses it may have to pay ...
For the First Time in Years, A.M. Best Boosts Its Commercial Lines Insurance Outlook
Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial lines insurers' pricing, underwriting and resilience in recent years to boost their outlook on this segment of the U.S. ...
Churches Now Eligible for FEMA Aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or ...
Beyond Future Leaders, Other Employees Are Worth Retention Program Efforts
As insurers and other companies explore ways to keep and nurture valuable employees, they may want to focus their energies on more than just the future leaders. Executives Career Systems ...
Executives On The Move at XL Group, Everest Re and QBE North America
XL Group has a new chief enterprise risk officer. Everest Re Group appointed a seasoned executive to head its Everest Insurance Arm. QBE North America named a new chief operating officer. *** XL ...
Patches Pitched to Address Cyber Hacking Risks Created by Intel Chip Flaws
Security issues with Intel Corp microchips are only slowing computers slightly, technology companies said, as researchers played down the need for mass hardware replacements to protect millions of ...
Jeff Greenberg Helps Back the Launch of Bermuda Reinsurer Armour Group Ltd.
Armour, a Bermuda-based P/C runoff insurance business, announced it has raised up to $500 million to form a reinsurance group called Armour Group Ltd. The equity commitments were made in partnership ...