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Willis Re Aims to Fill Catastrophe Model Gaps
Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, is aiming to enhance its clients' understanding of catastrophe risk with its own views of both modeled and unmodeled risks, the ...
U.S. Security Firm Accuses China of Hacking Even After Cyber Pact
Hackers associated with the Chinese government have tried to penetrate at least seven U.S. companies in the three weeks since Washington and Beijing agreed not to spy on each other for commercial ...
Travelers Nudges Q3 Net Income Higher, Combined Ratio Lower
The Travelers Cos. nudged net income slightly higher, the combined ratio dipped a healthy amount and net written premiums reached record levels during the 2015 third quarter. Investors were pleased, ...
Japan Confirms First Cancer Link in Worker From Fukushima
Japan's health ministry confirmed for the first time that leukemia found in a worker at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Dai-Ichi power plant is a result of the March 2011 atomic disaster. The ...
Lloyd’s CEO Beale, 5 Others in Insurance Named LGBT Role Models
AIG, Zurich Leaders Also Made Annual OUTstanding List Lloyd's of London CEO Inga Beale tops a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) executive role models compiled by a London-based ...
Reinsurance Executives Weigh In on Alternative Capital
Q: Alternative reinsurance capital.There has been speculation over the past few years that alternative capital providers will move into areas beyond property-catastrophe reinsurance—down from ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re, Willis and Beazley
We have new appointments and promotions to tell you about at Swiss Re, Willis Group and Beazley: *** Swiss Re promoted from within to fill a new executive position responsible for reinsurance in ...
Hanover CFO Dies at 53, Forcing Departing CEO Into Dual Role
Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Chief Financial Officer David Greenfield has died, forcing Fred Eppinger, the insurer's leader for more than a decade, to take on a dual role ahead of his planned ...