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QBE Confirms Strategic Review of U.S. Mid-Market Biz
QBE confirmed Monday that it is undertaking a strategic review of its U.S.-based middle market business. As Carrier Management reported in February, QBE Chief Executive Officer John Neal previously ...
Life Without TRIA: Zurich, ACE Execs Debate Terror Coverage Strategies
Two weeks before the Senate introduced legislation to extend the federal terror insurance backstop, carrier executives revealed opposing plans for offering coverage to customers exposed to terror ...
Behind every commercial or residential property in a regional insurer’s portfolio are people relying on their carrier to remain resilient...
ACE Limited P/C Subs in North America Now Rated A++: A.M. Best
On Friday, A.M. Best announced that the rating agency upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) of the North American property/casualty subsidiaries of ACE Limited to "A++" from "A+," also raising ...
Cyclone Ita Update: Ports Reopen, Power Resumed
Queensland remained on alert for flash floods and destructive winds Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Ita hugged the northern coast of Australia's second-largest state. Gales with gusts of up to 110 ...
UN Report: Renewables, Nuclear Energy Must Triple to Save Climate
The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations ...
Senate TRIA Renewal Bill Elicits Cautious Optimism from Industry Trades
Insurance industry lobbying groups are hopeful that the bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate on April 10 to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, will have a better chance ...
AP Backstory: Day Before IPCC Report Filled With Wrangling Over Charts, Summaries
After racing against the clock in an all-night session, the U.N.'s expert panel on climate change was putting the final touches Saturday on a scientific guide to help governments, industries and ...
NHL Sued by Ex-Players Over Culture of ‘Extreme Violence’
The National Hockey League was sued by nine former players who claim a culture of "extreme violence" resulted in head injuries and subsequent long-term consequences related to trauma. The NHL has ...