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European Union, India Support Including Insurance in World Trade Deal

The European Union and India said on Monday they were committed to a world trade deal that takes account of services as well as agriculture and industrial goods. A joint statement issued after Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath and EU …

Interview: N.Y.’s Dinallo Sees Insurance Exchange Open by 2009

New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo said Monday a revival of the defunct New York Insurance Exchange could happen as early as next year. Dinallo, in a telephone interview from New York, said the next 18 months was a “realistic …

N.Y. Gov. Paterson Supports Easing Rules for Foreign Reinsurers

New York will ease regulatory barriers that are “openly discriminating” against foreign reinsurers, Democratic Gov. David Paterson told reporters. Paterson, the state’s first black governor, who is also legally blind, joked when describing the complaints of insurers with whom he …

People McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT) added Jim Anderson as senior vice president in the Dallas-based firm’s property/casualty group. Anderson will oversee the production and account management of property/casualty business accounts. With nearly 30 years of risk management experience, …

New York Taking Steps to Revive Insurance Exchange for U.S.

New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo is enlisting experts to examine the possibility of reviving the New York Insurance Exchange, which was seen as the U.S. equivalent of the Lloyd’s of London market when it was founded to great fanfare …

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Reinsurer Ariel Seeks Investment Opportunities from Credit Crisis

Ariel Holdings Ltd., a closely held Bermuda-based reinsurer, has seen strong growth and a rapid rise in profits since it was formed in late 2005, but thornier market conditions are now driving it to look for alternative ways to boost …

In Brokers We Trust

Alliant Insurance Services Puts Its Money Where Its Trust Is — In Teams, Not Individuals Insurance Journal Top 100 Agency Profile Alliant Insurance Services RANKING: No. 2 Headquarters: Newport Beach, Calif. Year Founded: 1927 Total Premium Volume: $2.8 billion 2007 …

Insurers Settle Clergy Sex Abuse Claims with Massachusetts Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, has reached an $8.5 million settlement with insurance companies to pay claims filed by people who were sexually abused by priests. Mark Dupont, a spokesman for the diocese, said $3.5 million will be …

Willis Buys HRH for $2.1 Billion

Combined Firm Doubles Employee Benefits Business Willis Group Holdings Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri holds a reputation for taking on challenges. On June 8 his company gave him one. Willis announced it has agreed to buy Virginia-based rival Hilb Rogal …