International
AIG Drawn to Indonesia Shariah Insurance Growth
Indonesia's Islamic insurance industry is expanding three times as fast as Malaysia's, prompting American International Group Inc. and Sun Life Financial Inc. to seek a broader presence in the ...
RBC is Reviewing Its ‘Volatile’ Property/Casualty Insurance Business
Royal Bank of Canada is reviewing its domestic property and casualty insurance business, Chief Executive Officer David McKay said, citing difficulties caused by rules that ban banks from selling ...
A.M. Best: ORSA Won’t Affect Its Ratings Process
A.M. Best said that the new Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) requirements taking effect for insurers in the U.S. this year won't affect its ratings process much at all. "Most carrier filing an ...
Executives On The Move at Progressive, Hamilton, QBE and Arbella
We have a number of executive changes and board appointments to tell you about at Progressive, Hamilton Insurance Group, QBE North America and Arbella Insurance Group. Progressive said it has made a ...
UN: Global Natural Disasters Cost About $300B Annually
Global economic losses from natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, droughts and cyclones cost an average of $250-$300 billion annually, according to a recent U.N. report. The report, produced by ...
Verisk Analytics Branches Out From P/C With $2.8B Wood Mackenzie Deal
Verisk Analytics Inc., a supplier of data to insurers and banks, agreed to buy Wood Mackenzie for about 1.85 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) in cash, gaining a business providing information to the ...
Willis Group Brings Custom Insurance Arm to North America, U.K.
Willis Group Holdings said it is taking its affinity or custom insurance business global, with expansion into markets including North America and the U.K. The global risk advisor, insurance and ...
Ironshore Canada Expands Energy Practice
Ironshore Canada has expanded its energy practice and appointed Michael Marino to lead the team. As senior vice president of energy, Marino will be responsible for expanding specialty business lines ...