International
Lloyd’s, Fulbright Commission Expand Risk-Related Research Program
Lloyd's of London and the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission announced recently that they've extended and expanded a program designed to pursue risk-related research in the U.S. The partnership, through ...
Goldman Sachs Will Pay $272M to Settle Mortgage-Backed Securities Lawsuit
Goldman Sachs Group Inc will pay $272 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the Wall Street bank defrauded investors about the safety of about $6 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
Marsh: Commercial Insurance Rates Continue Their Global Decline
Commercial insurance rates continued their global decline in the 2015 second quarter, a trend driven by a continued abundance of global capacity and a lack of large insured loss activity, Marsh said ...
Electronic Devices That Break Into Locked Vehicles Spur Heightened Worry: NICB
Auto theft investigators around the world are increasingly concerned about the use of electronic devices to break into otherwise locked vehicles. So says the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which ...
U.K. Insurers Hit With Tougher Financial Conduct Rules
U.K. insurers face tougher conduct rules as the Financial Conduct Authority makes it easier to hold individuals at financial firms to account for failures on their watch. The FCA issued final rules ...
Iran, Minus Sanctions, Could Be Huge Boon For Insurers/Reinsurers: A.M. Best
The potential lifting of trade sanctions on Iran could present a huge opportunity for insurers and reinsurers in the months and years ahead, A.M. Best concluded in a new briefing. Right now, the ...
Judicial Ruling on 2008 AIG Bailout Triggers U.S. Government Appeal
The United States filed an appeal on Wednesday against a U.S. judge's ruling in June that sided with former American International Group chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg on a legal claim over ...
Validus’ PaCRe Gets A.M. Best Negative Outlook, Withdraws From Rating Process
PaCRe Ltd. must deal with a negative outlook from A.M. Best, which has also withdrawn its ratings of the fledging, Bermuda-based reinsurer. The ratings statement does include some good news. A.M. ...