Most independent insurance agents are impressed by the carriers they place business with – but most also are interested in adding new company partners. This is one of the preliminary findings of a recent national survey of independent agents conducted …
The Mozambican unit of a company set up by Global Alliance Group founder Robert Lewis has won a license to become the southern African nation’s 17th insurer. ICE Seguros, part of London-based International Commercial & Engineering Holdings, will provide insurance …
TigerRisk Partners LLC, the reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm, announced that it has appointed Tony Ursano, a veteran investment banker and reinsurance expert, as its President. He will help “grow the firm’s business, identify and source the most efficient …
The bosses of 43 companies including Ikea, Dow Chemical Co. and HSBC Holdings plc called for swift action on climate change, a sign businesses are prepared for a United Nations deal this year on limiting fossil fuel emissions. The chief …
Test your knowledge of workers’ compensation by answering 21 questions covering the most important workers’ compensation facts and concepts. A wide array of work comp-specific topics is tested in this article: What makes an injury compensable; What is the “coming …
The White House would get its desired clarity of authority to negotiate a Pacific trade agreement while lawmakers would get the right to set negotiating parameters and to have a yes-or-no-vote on such pacts under a bipartisan proposal unveiled Thursday. …
The Agnelli family’s EXOR SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it seeks to push into the industry with a $6.4 billion takeover. EXOR is shunning the idea that it should take …
PartnerRe Ltd.’s second-biggest shareholder, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC (FMA), said Exor SpA’s offer for the Bermuda-based reinsurer was “much superior” to a deal with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd that was already on the table. FMA’s CEO Peter Langerman said his …
The Philippines suffered $13 billion of damage when Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through the country in 2013, a year after another storm killed 1,067. Now, the nation is looking at defraying the costs of future calamities with catastrophe bonds. The …
A federal judge has ruled against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood in his effort to keep Google from getting its hands on correspondence between Hood and lobbyists for the movie industry. It’s the latest defeat for Hood in his effort …
