International
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, Starr Companies and JLT Specialty USA
The Hartford has a new treasurer. Starr Companies promoted an executive in its Domestic Accident & Health division. JLT Specialty USA named a new director.***
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Fitch’s Hurricane Irma Insured Loss Estimate Hovers Between $25B-$50B
Estimated insured losses for the insurance industry for Hurricane Irma range from $25 to $50 billion based on a number of estimates, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. Fitch's calculation ...
Irma Insured Losses Will Hit Between $35B-$55B: RMS Estimate
Hurricane Irma likely caused between $35 billion and $55 billion in insured losses in the U.S. and the Caribbean combined, according to the latest estimate from catastrophe modeler RMS. Broken down, ...
Global Reinsurers Likely Exposed to Catastrophic Mexico City Quake: Morgan Stanley
Global reinsurers will likely face exposures from a massive magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Mexico City on Sept. 19, Morgan Stanley said in a new research note. This earthquake led to dozens of ...
Zurich North America CEO Will Depart; Savio to Replace Him on Jan. 1
Zurich North America CEO Mike Foley plans to leave his position at the end of 2017 after more than a decade with the Swiss insurance giant. His successor has already been chosen: Kathleen Savio. ...
EU Officials Don’t See UK PM May Breaking Brexit Negotiation Deadlock
European Union officials aren't holding out much hope that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will next week break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations. A week before May delivers a speech in ...
Hundreds Dead After Mexico Quake; Survivor Search Begins
Mexican search and rescue teams worked through the night after an earthquake rocked one of the world's largest urban centers, killing hundreds and reducing buildings to rubble. Military police, ...
Hurricane Maria Rips Roofs off in Dominica; U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Are Next
Hurricane Maria caused "mind boggling damage," ripping off roofs across the small island of Dominica before pushing on toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday as the second ...