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EXOR Turns to SEC, Bermuda Lawsuit in Pursuit of PartnerRe
PartnerRe may be moving ahead on merger plans with AXIS Capital Holdings, but upstart bidder EXOR isn't going away quietly. The Italian investment firm disclosed that it is suing in a Bermuda court ...
CNA’s Commercial Arm Hires Chubb Exec as President and COO
CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Kevin Leidwinger as president and chief operating officer of CNA Commercial. In his new role, effective June 22, Leidwinger will lead the CNA Commercial team in ...
Three Tobacco Companies to Appeal $12.5B Canadian Court Ruling
Three tobacco companies plan to appeal a C$15.6 billion ($12.5 billion) decision by a Canadian court in favor of smokers in class-action lawsuits. The Quebec trial court ruled that British American ...
Brazil May Sell Part of Stake in Latin American Reinsurer IRB
Brazil's government is considering the sale of some of its stake in IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA, the largest reinsurer in Latin America, in a 4 billion-real ($1.3 billion) initial public offering, two ...
China Insurers Rush to Site of Capsized Ship on Yangtze River
PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, the insurer of a ship that capsized in China's Yangtze river on Monday, and other insurers have sent teams to the site to settle claims in connection with what ...
Climate Change Not Yet Boosting Atlantic Hurricane Activity: Karen Clark & Co.
Climate change may be ongoing, but it doesn't seem to have any measurable effect so far on North Atlantic hurricanes that drive cat market losses. The future, however, could be much more risky. ...
A.M. Best: Gross Written Reinsurance Premium Drops in London Market
Lloyd's gross written reinsurance premium dropped more than 5 percent from 2013 to 2014, underscoring the competitive threat to the London market posed by local and regional reinsurance hubs, A.M. ...
ACE Launches Broad General Market Offering for Multinational Middle-Market Companies
ACE Group has launched a new insurance offering that combines domestic and international general liability coverages to create a single solution for global companies within the U.S. middle-market ...