Beazley, an insurer of specialty lines risks, has expanded its global specialty lines claims team with the addition of four professionals in the company’s newly opened New York office. Prior to joining Beazley, Peter Liaskos was a litigation partner in …
1696 Insurance companies are the litigation champions confronting an average of 1,696 lawsuits, spanning from product liability and environmental class actions to directors and officers claims, and even coverage fights over hurricanes and terrorist attacks, according to a new survey …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” to XL Re Europe Limited, the newly formed Dublin-based entity that will handle XL Capital’s European reinsurance platform (See IJ Website …
1696 Insurance companies are the litigation champions confronting an average of 1,696 lawsuits, spanning from product liability and environmental class actions to directors and officers claims, and even coverage fights over hurricanes and terrorist attacks, according to a new survey …
France’s AXA Group will host an investor presentation on the theme “On the road to Ambition 2012” today at 2.30 p.m., Paris time. It will cover the Group’s recent progress in its “Ambition 2012” project first announced in the “Benefits …
Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. has received approval for a new fully licensed European reinsurance company, XL Re Europe Limited, based in Dublin, which will become its European reinsurance platform. XL previously announced its reorganization plans last August, along with a …
A court in eastern France last week threw out a lawsuit by families of victims of a 1992 plane crash that accused the government of dragging out prosecution of the case. After a 14-year investigation, defense aviation officials and an …
Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad. Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on treacherous roadways and crammed crossroads across the nation have …
Searching for ways to improve road safety without breaking the bank, state transportation officials in the U.S. have found inspiration in ideas being implemneted abroad. Low-cost devices increasingly popping up on treacherous roadways and crammed crossroads across the nation have …
Thousands of protesters gathered this past weekend at a landmark Paris tower once lined with asbestos to demand a nationwide lawsuit against those who allowed workers to be exposed to the hazardous substance. Relatives of workers who died or suffer …
