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U.S., China Agree to Restart Investment Treaty Talks
The United States and China agreed on Thursday to restart stalled negotiations on an investment treaty, with Beijing dropping previous efforts to protect certain sectors of its economy from the ...
Swiss Re In Talks On Merging Admin Re With Phoenix
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- biggest reinsurer, said it's in preliminary talks about combining its Admin Re business with Phoenix Group Holdings. "There is no certainty that these discussions ...
Effective compliance management in insurance relies on well-organized information and digital processes that accurately reflect producer relationships across multiple interconnected...
AIG Names Dwane President, CEO of Latin America, Caribbean P/C Business
American International Group has appointed Jim Dwane as the new president and CEO for its property/casualty business in Latin America and the Caribbean, effective immediately. He will be responsible ...
Ex-AIG CEO Sullivan Joins Antares
London-based Antares Managing Agency Limited reported that Martin Sullivan has been appointed as non-executive chairman. Sullivan began his insurance career in 1971 with American International Group ...
Senate Told Fed Is Confined to Bank-Based Approach for Insurers
The Federal Reserve is working to modify a bank-based capital model to cover insurance companies as much as they can under Dodd-Frank Act restraints, Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo told lawmakers at a ...
Sharp Interest Rate Spike Could Wipe Out More Than $100B U.S. P/C Surplus: Moody’s
For each 1 percentage point rise in interest rates, the value of bonds held by the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry will decline by about $40 billion, representing roughly 7 percent of ...
Senate Bill Would Again Separate Banking from Insurance, Other Financial Services
A small bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would break up Wall Street's megabanks by separating traditional banking activity from riskier financial services. ...
Top 10 U.S. Aircraft Insurers: SNL
American International Group Inc. (AIG) has been reported to be the lead insurer for the recent Asiana Flight 214 tragedy in San Francisco. AIG's role is not surprising, given its presence in Asia ...