“The string of natural catastrophes that wreaked havoc in 2008, costing the global economy $225 billion and leaving insurers with...
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Former AIG Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said in a letter Thursday the insurer should halt asset sales until the...
Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has responded to the various rating actions taken by A.M. Best (see related article). The...
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “b” from “bb-” of Canada’s Kingsway Financial Services Inc....
Hannover Re is buying a life insurance portfolio of ING Groep from Scottish Re to become the fifth-biggest individual life...
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed two barns at a western New York farm, causing about...
A clergy abuse scandal has cost the Archdiocese of Cincinnati more than $11 million in the past six years, church...
EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has appointed Emil McCulloch principal in its San Francisco office. She specializes in employee benefits...
Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has named Michael Palotay assistant vice president and manager of errors and omissions and the...
Los Angeles-based Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a program has launched an online builder’s risk program, as well as has enhanced...