International
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2014
Five of the top Carrier Management news stories in 2014 ranked everything from insurance industry jobs to the companies themselves, in different iterations. The common link: there's huge interest in ...
Allianz Lead Reinsurer for Downed AirAsia Plane
Allianz SE could be exposed to claims of at least $100 million linked to the AirAsia jet missing off the Indonesian coast with 162 people on board—the third major airline accident it has been ...
Report: S&P Close to Settling Real Estate Bond Rating Investigation
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is nearing a settlement with regulators over their investigation of how the company graded real-estate bonds, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people ...
Carrier Management’s Top Feature of 2014: Fireman’s Fund’s Decline
A story about Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.'s long decline was the top Carrier Management feature in 2014. The October 15 story by contributor Russ Banham looked at the company's struggles up to that ...
XL Group Comes Out With Nuclear/Radiological Event Coverage
XL Group has come out with insurance coverage for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events. The insurer's crisis management team is handling the rollout as it did earlier in December ...
Amlin Buys Up Added Cat Bond Storm Cover for U.S. and Europe
Amlin Plc said it has obtained reinsurance coverage for U.S.-named storm, U.S. earthquake and European Windstorm perils of up to $200 million from Tramline Re II Ltd, a Bermudian special purpose ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Rising From the World’s Top Companies
Greenhouse gas emissions by the world's top 500 companies rose 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, far off the cuts urged by the United Nations to limit global warming, a study showed on Monday. The top ...
Report: XL Group/Catlin Merger a Done Deal
XL Group plc may have already closed an M&A deal with rival Catlin, according to international media reports. XL CEO Mike McGavick acknowledged on Dec. 17 that talks were underway, with a ...