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Markel Vice Chairman Crowley to Retire; CFO Waleski Will Leave by Early 2019
Markel Corp said its vice chairman is retiring by the end of 2017, and its chief financial officer will be leaving in early 2019. Markel Vice Chairman F. Michael Crowley said he will retire on Dec. ...
California Wildfire Insured Losses Might Surpass $10B: AIR Worldwide
Insured loss estimates are coming in for the fall's historic California wildfires, and they're substantial. Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide said it estimates insured losses from the fires ...
J&J Came Out on Top in Calif. Lawsuit Claiming Asbestos in Talc Caused Cancer
A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the company's ...
Cyber Insurance Startup At-Bay Pulls in a $6 Million Seed Round
At-Bay, a new insurance company startup focused on cyber insurance and related risk management, came out of stealth mode on Nov. 17 with news of $6 million in seed venture funding. LightSpeed Venture ...
Can Breakfast Restart Brexit Talks? Stay Tuned
British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to unblock Brexit negotiations over breakfast with her Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar on Friday as she battles to persuade European leaders to allow talks ...
UK Broker Probe Could Help Boost London Insurance Market Competitiveness: Fitch
The UK Financial Conduct Authority's review of the wholesale insurance broker market could help counter the trend of rising expenses for London market insurers, according to a Fitch Ratings briefing. ...
A Move Toward Fewer and Much Larger Insurance M&A Deals: Willis Towers Watson
Fewer insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are being completed these days, but those that are completed are of a higher value, according to a survey by global broker Willis Towers Watson in ...
Insurers Are Increasing Their Investment Risks, EU Regulator Survey Shows
Insurance companies in search of yield have increased their exposure to bonds with lower credit ratings and to less liquid securities like non-listed equities and loans, according to a survey by ...