July 30, 2010
Aon reported net income of $153 million in the second quarter 2010, compared to $149 million for the prior year quarter. Net income from continuing operations increased 22 percent to $179 million, compared to $147 million for the prior year …
July 27, 2010
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) announced that, based on preliminary results, it expects to post an insurance profit of A$493 million (US$445 million) for the full year of 2010, a decrease from the A$515 million (US$465 million) it reported for the …
July 23, 2010
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone started with LWCC in 1993 as a …
July 23, 2010
French reinsurer SCOR Group announced that P/C and Specialty treaty renewals at the end of June resulted in premium growth of 19 percent at constant exchange rates. In addition SCOR stressed that the renewals had fully respected “technical underwriting profitability …
July 20, 2010
The Association of British Insurers has confirmed that Kerrie Kelly is stepping down from her role as Director General to return to Australia for personal reasons. Maggie Craig, Director of Life and Savings at the ABI, will serve as acting-Director …
July 20, 2010
Goldman Sachs put one headache behind it by settling with U.S. securities regulators, but it looks like a tempting deep pocket for banks and hedge funds that bought subprime-backed mortgage securities. A day after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …
July 20, 2010
Shareholders angry about BP Plc’s battered stock price are heading to the courthouse in hopes of reclaiming some of their losses, but they face an uphill battle. Since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in April, several BP shareholders have …
July 19, 2010
Securities lawsuits against BP and Toyota may be substantially narrowed, thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision. On June 24, 2010, in a long-awaited decision that will affect the circumstances under which non-U.S. companies can be sued under U.S. securities …
July 13, 2010
QBE’s European division announced that Petko Tonchev has been promoted to General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe and Felix Jenny will take up the interim position of General Manager of QBE‟s German operation. Both roles are effective immediately. They …
July 12, 2010
The Berne Union* closed its recent biannual meeting in Helsinki Finland on a tone of cautious optimism for global trade and investment. The Union’s bulletin pointed to “a resurgence in credit insurance capacity and a leveling off from the surge …