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Swiss Re Sustains $3.6B Hit From U.S. Hurricanes and Mexico Quakes
Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, estimated its claims burden from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States and from two earthquakes in Mexico at roughly $3.6 billion in ...
Q3 Catastrophes Haven’t Turned Investors Away From ILS Market: Willis Towers Watson
ILS investors are responding to the recent spate of natural disasters by making their payments to ceding companies, while continuing to raise more money and preparing to make new investments, ...
GM Will Pay $120M to Resolve State Ignition Claims
General Motors Co has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve claims from 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over faulty ignition switches, state attorneys general and the company said on ...
The Latest Launches From BHSI, Ironshore, Beazley and American Family
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expanded its inland marine product line in Canada. Ironshore Hong Kong launched a specialty professional lines product post-commercial litigation protection for ...
AIG’s UK Arm Underwrites Its First Sharia-Compliant M&A Policy
AIG UK said on Thursday it had underwritten its first sharia-compliant warranty and indemnity policy out of London's M&A insurance market, as the city looks to Islamic finance to help bring new ...
Hamilton Insurance Group Chooses Munich Re’s Albo as New CEO
Hamilton Insurance Group has chosen a Munich Re executive as its next chief executive officer. Pina Albo will become CEO of the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer on Feb. 1, 2018, replacing Interim ...
Zurich Reports $700M in Estimate Pre-Tax Claims From Harvey, Irma and Maria
Zurich Insurance Group said it property/casualty business will deal with approximately $700 million in pre-tax losses for Q3 relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The number is also net of ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: ‘Our Disciplined Underwriting Stood Up to the Storms’
While hurricanes hammered Travelers with $700 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses, the property casualty insurer still ended its 2017 third quarter in the black. Travelers reported $293 million in ...
