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Zurich Announces Gender Equality Certification
Zurich Insurance Group said recently that it has become the first global company in the insurance industry to receive "EDGE" certification in key markets of operations, a designation that involves ...
Executives On The Move at Berkley, ACE and OneBeacon
W.R. Berkley Corp. named a new senior vice president with an international focus, ACE Group appointed three people who will help grow its Middle East and North Africa business, and OneBeacon ...
‘Westchester’ is ACE/Chubb’s Combined North America E&S Wholesale Business
ACE Limited, mapping out logistics of its planned $28 billion Chubb acquisition, will combine several divisions from both companies into a new North America excess and surplus lines wholesale ...
Customer-Centric Strategies Start With Governance: PwC Report
Becoming a more customer-centric insurer isn't simply a matter of finding the right technology, according to a recent PwC report, which asserts that inadequate governance explains why carriers ...
Zurich’s Generous Dividends Could End in Wake of Senn’s Departure
As Zurich Insurance Group AG begins the search for a chief executive officer, investors may need to prepare for more than a new face. An end to the company's generous dividends could also be on the ...
Alleghany’s TransRe Commuting A&E Cover; Paying AIG, Berkshire $400M
Weston Hicks's Alleghany Corp. will pay $400 million to wind down reinsurance deals with American International Group Inc. and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for policies that date back ...
Widows Claim Railroad Knew of Track Tech Defect Before Texas Parade Crash
Intensive care nurse Angie Boivin had just tended to a woman whose leg was severed near the hip when she saw her husband Larry lying nearby under an American flag blanket. She says that she was with ...
Anadarko Petroleum Must Pay Nearly $160M for 2010 Gulf Spill, Below U.S. Wishes
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. was ordered to pay almost $160 million for its role as part-owner of the doomed Gulf of Mexico well that in 2010 caused the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The ...