November 12, 2010
Mark Harman, CEO of Crawford & Company for Continental Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Paul Ogni, Country Manager of Crawford & Company Italia, together with William Bolton, Chairman of Studio Bolton & Associati, have jointly announced that the “two …
November 11, 2010
Armistice Day/Veteran’s Day – the “war to end war;” the dead, the wounded and the missing. Almost faded from memory now – 92 years after it ended – the “Great War,” World War I. The consequences have been unfolding ever …
November 9, 2010
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., both with stable outlooks. Best also affirmed the ratings of the debt instruments …
October 29, 2010
Weather and renewable energy supplies across much of Western Europe could be hit this winter by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), a phenomenon that can exert a powerful influence over temperature and rainfall. Meteorologists say a negative NAO usually points …
October 25, 2010
Lines, based in Zurich. In addition to the newly appointed Cologne-based team under Professional Lines Manager Esther Fittinghoff-Hansen, he will “further bolster the provision of senior local expertise for Torus’ growing Continental European client base for Directors & Officers as …
October 18, 2010
Western National, Arizona Auto, Legacy Western National Insurance Group (WNIG) of Edina, Minn., signed an agreement for the purchase of 100 percent of the stock of Arizona Auto Insurance Co. and Legacy Insurance Services, both headquartered in Phoenix. The purchase …
September 16, 2010
The European Union agreed on Thursday to sign a free-trade pact with South Korea and grant Pakistan trade concessions after floods, but a row over France’s deportation of Roma migrants marred a one-day summit. The agreement on trade issues was …
September 15, 2010
The United States will host a meeting of the world’s biggest economies in New York to discuss climate change on Monday and Tuesday [next week], the U.S. State Department said. The Major Economies Forum will bring together 16 of the …
September 9, 2010
According to a report from Marsh’s London office, “new insurance capacity, increased competition for business among insurers and improved risk management have led to positive developments for buyers of trade credit insurance across most of Europe in 2010, following two …
September 3, 2010
The CNA insurance companies announced an agreement with RSA (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance) that provides U.S.-based corporations with access to RSA’s global network. “This new relationship will expand CNA’s reach to India, South Africa and Australia, as well as …