Independent Agents Identify Business Opportunities for Carriers: Survey April 17, 2015 Most independent insurance agents are impressed by the carriers they place business with – but most also are interested in...
Global Alliance Founder Wins License to Operate Mozambique Insurer April 17, 2015 The Mozambican unit of a company set up by Global Alliance Group founder Robert Lewis has won a license to...
TigerRisk Partners Appoints Ursano President April 17, 2015 TigerRisk Partners LLC, the reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm, announced that it has appointed Tony Ursano, a veteran investment...
CEOs of 43 Companies, Including Allianz, Call for Action on Climate Change April 17, 2015 The bosses of 43 companies including Ikea, Dow Chemical Co. and HSBC Holdings plc called for swift action on climate...
Cracking Under the Pressure of Workers’ Compensation: Testing Your Workers’ Compensation Knowledge April 17, 2015 By Christopher J. Boggs Test your knowledge of workers’ compensation by answering 21 questions covering the most important workers’ compensation facts and concepts. A...
Obama, Insurers Welcome Bipartisan Trade Authority Measure April 17, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson The White House would get its desired clarity of authority to negotiate a Pacific trade agreement while lawmakers would get...
EXOR Shuns Hedge Fund Strategy With $6.4 Billion Buyout Plan of PartnerRe April 17, 2015 By Sonali Basak The Agnelli family’s EXOR SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it...
PartnerRe Investor Fund Describes EXOR Bid as ‘Much Superior’ to AXIS Deal April 17, 2015 By Richa Naidu PartnerRe Ltd.’s second-biggest shareholder, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC (FMA), said Exor SpA’s offer for the Bermuda-based reinsurer was “much superior”...
Philippines Eyes Catastrophe Bonds to Cut Post-Typhoon Rebuilding Costs April 17, 2015 By Ditas Lopez and Siegfrid Alegado The Philippines suffered $13 billion of damage when Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through the country in 2013, a year after...
Judge Rules Against Mississippi Attorney General Over Google April 17, 2015 By Jeff Amy A federal judge has ruled against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood in his effort to keep Google from getting its...