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Global Insurance Industry Set for Solid Growth in 2017 and 2018: Munich Re Forecast
The global insurance industry is set to grow more strongly an average 4.5 percent annually during 2017 and 2018, according to Munich Re. The number is 3 percent when adjusted for inflation. While ...
UK Investigates Aon, JLT, Marsh and Willis Towers Watson Over Aviation Business
Britain's financial watchdog is investigating four large insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. ...
Hamilton CEO Duperreault Emerges as Rumored AIG CEO Candidate
American International Group Inc. is weighing a plan to hire Brian Duperreault as the company's seventh chief executive officer since 2005, according to people familiar with the board's ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley/Munich Re and Allied World
Beazley and a division of Munich Re have linked up to help bring innovation and capacity to the large cyber market. Allied World Assurance Holdings is adding drone services to its risk management ...
Commercial Lines Insurers Plan Predictive Modeling Embrace: Willis Towers Watson
Predictive modeling is becoming even more widespread among U.S. property/casualty insurers, with rapid gain likely in the coming years for commercial lines carriers. The big news: Two-thirds of the ...
Expect Technology to Become Significant Driver of Future Liability Claims: Allianz Report
Technology is expected to be a major driver of liability claims in the years ahead – cutting frequency and increasing new threats such as cyber, product liability and recall risk, according a ...
Travelers’ Profit Plunges; Higher Cat Losses, Reduced Underwriting Gains to Blame
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported an 11 percent fall in quarterly profit hurt by higher catastrophe losses and lower underwriting gains. The company also authorized a $5 ...
AmWINS Will Buy Partners Specialty Group, Adding to Already Giant Broker Operation
Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge, creating a combined firm that will place a whopping $14 billion in annual premiums. Neither ...