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TigerRisk Pursues Asia Expansion With Launch of Hong Kong Office
TigerRisk Partners has established a beachhead in Asia, starting with a new Hong Kong office launched via a subsidiary. The Connecticut-based insurance broking and risk/capital management firm said ...
Tokio Marine Looking at China Expansion
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., fresh from its biggest acquisition in the U.S., is now looking for opportunities in China. The insurer plans to utilize its ties with Citic Group Corp., China's biggest ...
Hackers, Hitting U.S. Govt., Stole Personal Data From 22.1 Million People
Hackers stole Social Security numbers and other personal data for about 22.1 million people in breaches of the U.S. government's personnel office, the Obama administration said. The total includes ...
U.S. Vents in Meetings With China About Cyber Theft Concerns
The United States said on Tuesday that cyber theft sponsored by the Chinese government was a major problem and stressed the need to keep Asian sea lanes open as the world's two biggest economies held ...
China’s Fosun International to Acquire Controlling Stake in Israeli Insurer
Delek Group Ltd. agreed to sell its controlling stake in Phoenix Holdings Ltd., Israel's fourth- largest insurance provider by market value, to China's Fosun International Ltd. The Netanya, ...
Obama Urges Congress to Quickly Pass Cyber Security Legislation
President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that the United States would aggressively bolster its cyber defenses, as U.S. officials said the probe into a massive breach of federal government networks has ...
China Insurers Rush to Site of Capsized Ship on Yangtze River
PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, the insurer of a ship that capsized in China's Yangtze river on Monday, and other insurers have sent teams to the site to settle claims in connection with what ...
Aon Benfield: Severe Weather Returned With a Vengeance in March
In March, the most severe weather events carried names like Mike, Niklas and Pam. Also, the United States began to see a return to extreme springtime weather after an unusually slow start to the ...