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The Hartford Pledges $100,000 to Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts
The Hartford announced Thursday that it has pledged $100,000 to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in support of those affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The contribution ...
Efforts to Delay Flood Insurance Rate Hikes Floundering
Efforts to delay implementation of changes in the federal flood insurance program have run into roadblocks on both sides of Capitol Hill. The leaders of the House Financial Services Committee say ...Markel Authorizes Repurchase of $300 Million of Insurer’s Stock
Markel Corp., the insurer that bought Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd., authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of its shares. The insurer replaced a 2010 buyback program under which about $101 ...
Google’s Schmidt: Insurance About to ‘Explode’ With Uses for Big Data
Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said new technologies that help companies analyze vast amounts of digital information have the power to bring change to the insurance, health-care and ...
Hartford’s McGee Shares Lessons from Clash with Activist Investor Paulson
Liam McGee, who led a rebound at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. after shunning John Paulson's call to split the insurer, said executives shouldn't be defensive when handling activist ...Argo Group Promotes Wilken to President of Argo Re
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced Wednesday that Matthew Wilken has been promoted to president of Argo Re. In his new role, Wilken will oversee the company's property-catastrophe ...
The Geneva Association Calls on UN COP Delegates to Take Action on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Geneva Association, an international insurance think tank, is calling on delegates meeting in Warsaw for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties to recognize the importance of ...
ACE Names Lupica Vice Chairman
ACE Ltd. announced Thursday that John Lupica, chairman of Insurance for North America, has been named to the additional position of vice chairman of ACE Ltd. and ACE Group Holdings. Lupica's ...