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Executives On The Move at QBE, Arch Capital, Validus Re and More
We have a number of executive appoints to tell you about form Arch Insurance Group, Validus, QBE and Novarica: *** Arch Insurance Group named a Starr Companies executive and AIG veteran as a senior ...
Auto Insurers Setting Premiums May Treat Risky Borrowers Worse Than Drunk Drivers
A customer's credit score may matter more than a drunken-driving conviction for auto insurers setting premiums, Consumer Reports said, citing a review of price quotes in the U.S. from more than 700 ...
Higher Premiums Push SCOR’s Q2 Profit Higher By Double Digits
SCOR SE, France's largest reinsurer, said second-quarter profit rose 26 percent as the stronger dollar helped push up premium growth. Net income climbed to 152 million euros ($168 million) from 121 ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Debuts Professional Liability Coverage For U.S. Bankers
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is rolling out professional liability insurance for bankers in the U.S. The new coverage, dubbed Professional First Bankers Professional Liability Insurance, ...
AXIS Sees Q2 Income Drop, Driven by Investment Declines & Marine Losses
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said its net income dropped during the 2015 second quarter versus a year ago, becoming the latest carrier adversely affected, in part, by a drop in investment income. High ...
China-Linked Hackers That Hit U.S. Govt. Reportedly Breached United Airlines
The hackers who stole data on tens of millions of U.S. insurance holders and government employees in recent months breached another big target at around the same time -- United Airlines. United, the ...
W.R. Berkley’s CEO: M&A Trend Mostly Driven by ‘Management Ego’
W.R. Berkley Corp.'s outspoken chairman and CEO slammed the surge of M&A activity hitting the property/casualty industry in recent months as something driven more by "management ego" than true ...
Google, Amazon, 12 Others Working on Drone-Traffic Control Solution
Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the flocks of commercial drones expected to someday clog the skies. The search-engine pioneer is ...