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ACORD’s Long-Time Leader will Retire in 2016
ACORD's long-time president and CEO plans to retire within the next year after many influential years in charge. The global non-profit insurance industry standards organization disclosed that Gregory ...
Third Point Re is Launching Formal U.S. Operations
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has disclosed plans to set up formal U.S. operations. Thomas Wafer and Jonathan Norton have been hired to help establish and manage the group's new setup. Both are ...
James River Insurance Seeking $685M in IPO
James River Group Holdings Ltd., the insurer backed by D.E. Shaw & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is seeking a valuation of as much as $685 million in an initial public offering. Investors are ...
Takata Irks Regulators by Rejecting Broader Air Bag Recall Request
The top U.S. auto-safety regulator told lawmakers there is no way Takata Corp. can justify limiting an air bag recall to only high-humidity states. David Friedman, the deputy administrator for the ...
New ISO Coverage Endorsements Counter Ebola Hits on Business
ISO is responding to concerns about Ebola with the development of two new coverage endorsements designed to help businesses when the virus strikes. Specifically, they're structured to assist ...
Allstate to Assist in Drone Development for Catastrophe Claim Work
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it will help research and develop uses for unmanned aerial vehicles to review damages after disasters. Allstate joined a ...
ACE Division Rolls Out Vacant Building and Land Insurance Products
With more than 10 million commercial and residential properties unoccupied in the United States, exposing owners to a host of potential exposures, ACE Commercial Risk Services has launched Vacant ...
Businesses Already Using, Testing Autonomous Vehicles
While private passenger autonomous vehicles are still being tested by Google and other car manufacturers and state legislators mull rules governing driverless vehicles on roadways, their commercial ...