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Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation
Vermont, Utah, Iowa, Virginia and Kentucky get an "A" and North Carolina an "F" in one think tank's annual grading of how states regulate the property/casualty insurance industry. The 2015 Insurance ...
Samsung Relents: Firm Will Pay Apple $548M in Smartphone Patent Dispute
Samsung fought until the bitter end to avoid paying Apple, but the company now says it will finally hand over the more than $548 million it owes for infringing the patents and designs of its biggest ...
AIG Wants to Sell $750M Stake in Chinese P/C Insurer PICC
American International Group Inc., the insurer being pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, is seeking $750 million by selling shares in PICC Property & Casualty Co. after ...
19 Internal Capital Insurer Models Get BOE Nod for Solvency II Calculations
Prudential Plc, Aviva Plc and Legal & General Group Plc are among large U.K. insurers to win Bank of England approval of the models they use to calculate capital requirements under the European ...
Are Commercial Auto Insurance Improvements Coming to a Stop?
Through 2014, the commercial auto insurance industry has seen solid improvements in both underwriting and operating performance. A.M. Best sees trouble ahead in the form of industry trends that could ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, ACE and Everest Re
Chubb appointed a temporary chief operating officer. It's future, $28 billion merger partner ACE Ltd announced much of the combined companies' Canadian leadership team. Everest Re extended the ...
Hiring Spree for Agents May Fuel Misselling Risk for Chinese Insurers
Chinese insurers are on a hiring binge, recruiting an army of agents to sell their products to a burgeoning middle class, but the risk of misselling by inexperienced agents on commission could prove ...
Allied World Rolls Out Enhanced Coverage for Healthcare Organizations
Allied World Global Markets, part of Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, will now be offering enhanced coverage options for hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the U.K., Asia and ...