International
Berkley’s High-Net-Worth Personal Lines Brand Debuts
W.R. Berkley Corporation, among the latest companies to embrace the high-net-worth market, has debuted its new personal lines brand focused on the space. It's called Berkley One. The line is set to ...
China Broker CNinsure Changing Name to ‘Fanhua Inc.’
CNinsure Inc., a China-based insurance broker, will now be known as "Fanhua Inc." Shareholders voted to change the name during a Dec. 6 meeting. Alongside the name change, the Nasdaq ticker symbol ...
As the insurance market continues to stabilize, the next phase of the market will reward independent agencies that can respond...
Xceedance Opens Operations Center in Poland
Xceedance said its new operations center in Poland is open for business. The property/casualty insurance technology, analytics and consulting services provider said the facility is designed to help ...
Industrywide Webinar Urges Young P/C Professionals to Help Recruit Others
Insurance industry executives and groups working to attract millennials to the sector are now actively targeting their younger colleagues to help get the word out. On Dec. 2, the recruiting ...
RBS Agrees to Pay Up to $1B to Settle Investor Lawsuits Over 2008 Offering
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc moved closer to clearing a backlog of charges for misconduct that have slowed its return to profitability, agreeing to pay as much as 800 million pounds ($1 billion) ...
Updated: Liberty Mutual to Grab Specialty Insurer Ironshore for $3B
Liberty Mutual Insurance has agreed to snatch up specialty lines insurer Ironshore Inc. from Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. for about $3 billion. The planned acquisition, rumored for ...
Hiscox Re Getting Krefta as New CEO; Pinchin Shifting to New Role
Hiscox named a new leader for its reinsurance arm and Bermuda division. The specialist global insurer disclosed that Michael Krefta has been appointed CEO of Hiscox Re and insurance linked ...
Texas Jury Orders J&J to Fork Over $1B for Faulty Hip Implants
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Texas jury to pay more than $1 billion to patients who claimed the company hid flaws in its Pinnacle artificial hips that had to be surgically removed, in ...