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Markel’s Fitch, A.M. Best Ratings Hold Steady After State National Acquisition News
Markel Corp.'s plan to acquire State National Companies for $919 million drew steady, neutral reaction from both Fitch Ratings and A.M. Best. Fitch Ratings responded to the July 26 acquisition ...
The Latest Launches From Generali and XL Catlin
Generali's travel insurance arm is coming out with three new coverage plans, plus its first direct-to-consumer travel insurance website. XL Catlin has come out with a new policy form to address the ...
EU Says Formal Brexit Talks Face Possible Delays; UK Disagrees
Talks between Britain and the European Union on their future relationship are now less likely to start in October, the EU's top negotiator has said, due to a lack of progress on Brexit divorce issues ...
Wells Fargo Alleges Alliant Attempted to Poach Brokers After Failed Buy Bid
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. lost its bid to buy Wells Fargo & Co.'s insurance business but sought to steal its rival's employees anyway, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Delaware. ...
Build a Happy Insurance Workforce, Boost Customer Satisfaction With These 4 Steps
When employees feel valued and they have the tools and information they need to do their jobs, they perform better, which can translate directly into higher customer satisfaction. This is true of any ...
Super Regional Carriers Gain by Educating ‘Suspicious’ Regulators About Tech Advances
"We're curious and we don't know. When regulators don't know what's going on, they get suspicious." That was Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel acknowledging that like the industry they ...
Allianz Q2 Profit Gain Aided by CEO’s Strategy, Fewer Natural Disaster Claims
As Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete slims down the insurer to cut costs, rising second-quarter profit helped by lower natural disaster-claims rewarded his strategy. Operating profit ...
Chubb’s Q2: CEO Greenberg Touts Transformation Into ‘a Revenue Machine’
Chubb Ltd. saw its net income soar in the 2017 second quarter, and investment income also reached record levels. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said during the company's July 26 earnings call that ...