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Insurers’ Returns on European Infrastructure Eroded by Bank Competition
The return of banks into the European infrastructure market is denting insurers' ability to enhance their investment returns by funding the roads, bridges and wind farms of tomorrow. European ...
JPMorgan Will Pay $150M to Settle ‘London Whale’ Class Action Suit
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay $150 million to resolve a securities fraud lawsuit by investors suing the bank over its "London Whale" trading scandal, which caused a $6.2 billion loss. The ...
A.M. Best’s 2016 Forecast for Global Reinsurers: Negative
As A.M. Best sees it, the global reinsurance sector will continue to have a negative outlook heading into 2016. The reason, according to its latest briefing: major market challenges "that will hinder ...
2015’s Most Costly Insured Catastrophe Events: Swiss Re
The explosions at China's Tianjin port in August may have been the most costly insured catastrophe loss event in 2015, according to Swiss Re's estimates. But five other events also carried enormous ...
Zurich Ratings Steady Despite Management Changes, Crop Deal
Standard & Poor's Rating Services and A.M. Best separately confirmed their existing ratings of Zurich Insurance Group in recent days, although S&P noted a downward revision in some of the ...
The Latest Launches from ACE Group and Liberty Mutual
ACE Group sees opportunity in the UK and Ireland with D&O coverage targeted to charities and non-profits; Liberty Mutual launched a new division focused on schools, municipalities and other ...
Construction-Waste Site May Have Triggered Massive China Landslide
A landslide that left at least 91 people missing in southern China may have started from a man-made pile of earth and construction debris, an initial government investigation showed, drawing new ...
Cyber Provisions in China Anti-Terror Law Concern Business Groups
China's controversial anti-terrorism law could be passed as soon as the end of this month, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, legislation that has drawn concern in Western capitals for its ...