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Chubb Launches Service to Help Combat Ransomware Attacks
Chubb on Tuesday announced the launch of a service to assist policyholders following ransomware attacks, the first new offering from its Global Cyber Risk Practice since Chubb was acquired by ACE in ...
Executives On The Move at QBE, CNA, Chubb and Talbot Underwriting
Both QBE North America and CNA snagged ex-Chubb executives for key roles. Meanwhile, Chubb beefed up its transactional risk leadership team to help facilitate more M&A deals. Talbot Underwriting ...
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Price Pressures, Lower Investment Income Slash Lloyd’s 2015 Profit by 30%
Lloyd's of London reported a 30 percent drop of full-year profit as the world's largest insurance market was hurt by continued pressure on pricing and the lowest investment returns since at least ...
2015 a Quiet Year for Catastrophe Losses: Guy Carpenter
Despite a record-setting tropical season in the Pacific, 2015 was a quiet year in terms of global insured losses, according to a new report by risk and reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co., ...
AIG Will Slash 242 Jobs in NYC
American International Group Inc., the insurer that's been under pressure from activist investors, said it plans to cut 242 jobs at five locations in New York City. The reductions will take place ...
Ironshore’s New China-Based Parent Fosun May Put It Through an IPO
Ironshore Inc. disclosed that China-based parent Fosun International Ltd. – which completed its acquisition just four months ago – is mulling an initial public offering for the Bermuda-based ...
Chubb Scion and Former Vice Chairman ‘Pi’ Chubb Has Died
Percy "Pi" Chubb III, a former Chubb Corp. vice chairman and a scion of its founders, has died. Chubb disclosed in a March 22 announcement that the 81-year-old former executive had passed away, ...
Risk Appetite Statements Increasingly Shape Reinsurance Buying Decisions: Willis Re
The rising adoption of formal risk appetite statements is having a dramatic effect on reinsurance buying decisions, with purchasing power increasingly moving to the center, according to the findings ...