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OECD Wants Broker, Insurer Data Included in Tax Evasion Crackdown
Accounts at brokers and insurers need to be included along with banks in a plan designed to share data among governments to crack down on tax evasion, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...
Bonuses Up at Insurance Companies: Towers Watson
With property/casualty insurance and life and annuity companies having a great year in 2013, bonus funds were up above targeted amounts for 80 percent of them, Towers Watson reported yesterday. In an ...
AIG Trimming U.S. P/C Staff By 3%; Commercial Combined Ratio Improves to 107.7
Insurer American International Group on Thursday raised its dividend and announced more share buybacks as its fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations, swinging to a profit compared with a ...
The Institutes, Univ. of Wisconsin Team Up on Insurance Manager Program
The Institutes have partnered with the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to offer a Leadership Development program designed for property/casualty insurance managers ...
U.S. Offers Outline of 2015 Global Climate Pact to United Nations
The United States on Wednesday submitted to the United Nations its vision for a new international climate agreement that is "built to last," outlining what it thinks should be the main elements of a ...
Excess & Surplus Lines Is The Stable Place to Be: Scottsdale’s Miller
The excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance industry was in a good place last year, characterized by a stable market and moderate growth, according to one executive who is bullish on the sector. ...
Conan Ward Heading U.S. Ops for Hamilton Insurance Group
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., the holding company for Bermuda-based Class 4 property/casualty reinsurer Hamilton Re, announced Tuesday that Conan M. Ward has been hired to head the group's U.S. ...
Infantino Named Education Director for IJ’s Academy of Insurance
Laurie Infantino, AFIS, CIC, CISC, CISR, ACSR, CRIS, has been named Education Director of Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of ...