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Global Regulators Propose Stricter Banking Rules to Address Cyber and Fraud Risks
Global regulators have proposed stricter rules on how banks calculate the amount of capital they need to cover risks to operations from cyber attacks, fraud or hefty fines. The proposals are the ...
Exec Revamped Out of AIG Gains New Leadership Role at Marsh
For John Doyle, there is most definitely life after AIG, specifically in a new executive role at Marsh. Doyle is the new president at Marsh, an insurance broker and risk adviser and wholly owned ...
Two Texas Attorneys Accused of Bankrolling BP Spill Scam
Two high-profile Texas attorneys were sued by a fishing boat captain who said they were involved in a scam to cheat BP Plc out of millions of dollars with false compensation claims for the Gulf of ...
U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Sector Ripe for Competition: McKinsey
U.S. property/casualty insurers salivating for a market growth opportunity appear to have a clear target in sight: the small commercial sector. It turns out that small commercial has enjoyed steady ...
Europe’s Insurers, Pension Funds Bet on Risky Property in Quest for Yield
Traditionally conservative European insurers and pension funds are turning increasingly to risky property bets on everything from new homes in provincial Britain to car parks at Brussels airport, as ...
Zurich Insurance Paid Ex-CEO Martin Senn $6.3M in 2015
Zurich Insurance paid Martin Senn, its former CEO, 6.1 million Swiss francs ($6.3 million) during 2015, down from 7.2 million Swiss francs ($7.9 million) in 2014, the company reported. (The Swiss ...
In Today’s Market, Specialty Insurers Rule: Conning
Specialty property/casualty insurers are now a dominant force in the market and generate more than half of the industry's premiums, Conning Inc. asserts in a new report. Two-thirds of individual ...
MetLife Rolls Out First Commercial Auto Insurance Policy
MetLife Auto & Home has introduced its first commercial automobile policy. The product is now available in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with more states planned in the near future. The commercial ...