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Liberty Mutual Finalizes Acquisition of MetLife’s Spanish Operations

Liberty Mutual Group announced that it has concluded the acquisition process by its Spanish subsidiary, Liberty Insurance, of MetLife’s Spanish operations, including its non-life subsidiary, Genesis Seguros Generales, S.A., and its life subsidiary, Seguros Genesis, S.A. The companies offer auto …

Insurance Hall of Fame to Induct AIG’s Edmund Tse, Grupo Nacional’s Clemente Cabello

Edmund Tse, Senior Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer of American International Group, and Clemente Cabello, CEO of Mexico’s Grupo Nacional have been named to the prestigious Insurance Hall of Fame by the International Insurance Society, Inc. They will be …

S&P Says a “Shakeout” is Due in Thailand’s General Insurance Sector

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned a stable outlook to the financial strength of Thailand’s general insurance sector, based on “the industry’s satisfactory financial profile, as evident from its five-year average combined ratio of 89%, and …

A.M. Best Expands Capabilities of its Hong Kong Regional Headquarters

A.M. Best Co. announced that it has recently integrated its Asia/Pacific insurance rating and information operations to serve Japan, Australia and New Zealand under A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Ltd. in Hong Kong. “Companies in Japan, Australia and New Zealand will now …

Liberty Mutual Group Acquires Winterthur Portuguese Units

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group announced that its subsidiary, Liberty International, has signed an agreement to acquire Winterthur’s Portuguese business units and branch offices, including its subsidiary companies Companhia Europeia de Seguros and Winterthur Pensoes. The terms of the deal were …

Some Asian Airlines Still Seeking Help for War

While most Asian National Flag carriers have been able to obtain government assistance to meet new insurance demands for war and terrorist risk cover, smaller airlines are still seeking solutions, heightened by increased fears as a result of the opening …

Liberty Mutual Group Adds Spain Operations

Liberty Mutual Group is adding to its operations in Spain by purchasing Royal & Sun Alliance’s property and casualty and life insurance operations in the country. The purchase will expand Liberty Mutual Group’s Spanish base, which began when its subsidiary …

GAB Robins Opens in China

China has welcomed the GAB Robins Group of Companies, a provider of independent loss adjusting and investigative services, to Beijing. GAB Robins is the first foreign independent loss-adjusting firm established with total support from the Chinese government. According to GAB …

PA Couple Given 14 Years in Faked Death Insurance Fraud

Lee Likhit Kongsiri and his wife Phatcha, former Lehigh County residents, were each given 14 year prison terms for defrauding six different life insurers a total of $1.6 million by faking Lee’s death in Thailand in 1995, supposedly from a …

Swiss Re Study Finds Lower Cat Losses, Rising Rates

A recent study released by Swiss Re, confirms that insured catastrophe losses for 2000 totaled $10.6 billion, falling significantly below those in 1999, which reached $32.9 billion.The survey also concluded that p/c reinsurance rates were on the rise, but warned …