Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali announced that it has received the go-ahead from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), to set up a joint venture to operate in the non-life sector with its partner, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Generali’s announcement noted …
Swiss Re announced the results of a survey of top business leaders, conducted in December 2005, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which opened today. “The study found that, while risk assessment is becoming a more …
In a recently issued study “Insurance Industry Risk Analysis: Italy (Republic of),” Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it is maintaining its stable outlook on the Italian insurance industry. S&P notes that as a consequence “insurer financial strength ratings on …
A leading U.K. intelligence expert and a specialist in terrorist underwriting at Hiscox Plc have warned that the threat of terrorism will not diminish in the year ahead with the continued potential for attacks around the world. Simon Sole, managing …
ATV manufacturers in the United States, who for decades resisted federal safety regulations on their vehicles, are now embracing them as foreign companies try to crack the U.S. market. Sens. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., and Mark Dayton, D-Minn., recently introduced legislation …
The most comprehensive climate model of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east of the Mississippi. The climate model, run on supercomputers …
ILLINOIS Crop Insurance for African Farmers: Opportunity International, a global microfinance network based in Oak Brook, Ill., announced its partnership with the World Bank and its affiliated IFT Commodity Management Group to provide index-based weather insurance to rural farmers in …
The most comprehensive climate model of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east of the Mississippi. The climate model, run on supercomputers …
Zurich Financial Services announced that it is launching an international corporate brand campaign, following what the bulletin described as a “significant business turnaround.” The Group is commencing the campaign “as the next important step in pursuit of its goal of …
The most comprehensive climate model to date of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east of the Mississippi. The climate model, run …
