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Endurance Reacts to Latest Rejection from Aspen
Characterizing details of an announcement by the board of Aspen Insurance Holdings rejecting another cash-stock offer from Endurance as "combative," Endurance offered its own view of what it termed ...
Ironshore Files IPO
Ironshore Inc., the insurer led by executives who left American International Group Inc. in the financial crisis, filed for a $100 million initial public offering so that its backers can reduce their ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
U.S. Senators Push Cybersecurity Legislation
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to consider a bill next week aimed at encouraging companies to exchange information on hacking attempts and cybersecurity threats with the ...
Donan Launches DamageRecon for Hail Events
Donan, a forensic investigation firm, has expanded its service offerings to include severe weather data analytics with DamageRecon, a Web-based product that enables users to understand what really ...
The IT Talent Question: Build or Buy?
Most insurance CIOs and IT leaders have grappled with the build-or-buy question as it relates to software. But the thornier and possibly more important context for the question is how it applies to ...
Marino Joins Ironshore as VP of Corporate Accounts From AIG
Ironshore Inc. has appointed Kelly M. Marino to the new position of vice president of corporate accounts, focusing on the company's relationships with Forbes Global 2000 companies. Marino will be ...
University Analyzes the Big Data of Yahoo! Message Boards
A study by researchers at the University of Iowa suggests Yahoo's finance message boards have a small degree of ability to predict stock price movements. The study, "Stock Chatter: Using stock ...
Reputations Injured by LinkedIn Reminders? Judge Gives Partial Go-Ahead to Suit
A federal judge said LinkedIn Corp must face a lawsuit by customers who claimed it violated their privacy by accessing their external email accounts, downloading their contacts' email addresses and ...