January 7, 2010
All 1,327 insurance companies licensed in California have responded to California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner’s request to provide data on their investments with companies doing business with Iran’s nuclear, energy and defense sectors. Previously, the Commissioner’s office was waiting for …
December 3, 2009
California’s insurance commissioner said he intends to subpoena insurance companies that did not comply with his probe of insurance companies and Iran. Commissioner Steve Poizner announced yesterday that he intends to urge–and perhaps coerce–insurance companies doing business in California to …
December 2, 2009
California’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner intends to ask insurance companies that are conducting business in the state to divest themselves of all financial holdings in Iran. Poizner, who is running for governor in California, says a probe he conducted indicates …
November 5, 2009
Political risk insurance premiums have risen across emerging markets in the last year, fuelled by rising resource nationalism and unrest linked to the financial crisis as well as a renewed concern over risk amongst investors. Foreign direct investors use the …
October 5, 2009
Just days ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent address to the United Nations in New York, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner encouraged his fellow state insurance commissioners to follow California’s lead and to probe insurance company investments for ties …
September 30, 2009
The White House is weighing sanctions targeting Iran’s dependence on gasoline imports and insurance firms that underwrite the trade, even as U.S. officials focus for now on diplomatic efforts to resolve a nuclear standoff. President Barack Obama warned Iran last …
September 22, 2009
Just ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Wednesday address to the United Nations in New York, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner encouraged his fellow state insurance commissioners to follow California’s lead and to probe insurance company investments for ties to …
June 30, 2009
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he will launch an effort to probe insurance company investments for ties to Iran and immediately direct California-based insurance companies to divest any direct holdings in the Iranian government. “State law prohibits California …
January 28, 2009
2009 will see the political consequences of the global credit crunch start to have an impact, according to the 16th annual Political Risk Map, launched today by Aon Risk Services, a division of Aon Corporation. In a global webcast, Aon’s …
November 21, 2008
President George W. Bush has been briefed about increasing attacks by Somali pirates off east Africa, and the United States is consulting with other U.N. Security Council members on ways to combat the threat, the White House said Wednesday. Calling …