Latest Starr Companies Headlines
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Iron-Starr Excess Enters Bermuda Healthcare Market
Feb 20 2013 // Ironshore Inc. has entered the Bermuda healthcare market and appointed Susan Pateras as senior vice president, Healthcare Practice Leader of Iron-Starr (managing general agent for Ironshore Insurance Ltd.). Iron-Starr will...
Starr Indemnity Approved to Participate in Federal Crop Insurance Program
Feb 13 2013 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has received approval from the Risk Management Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture to participate as an Approved Insurance Provider in the federal multi-peril crop...
Starr Investments Wins $77M Damages in China Media Firm Case
Jan 16 2013 // A Hong Kong arbitration panel has ruled that China MediaExpress Holdings Inc. was a “fraudulent enterprise” and awarded $77 million to Starr Investments, a firm run by former AIG chief Maurice Greenberg, a U.S....
Starr Companies Appoint Hayman President of International Insurance Operations
Jan 16 2013 // Starr Companies announced the appointment of Jeffrey Hayman to the position of President of International Insurance Operations. He will be responsible for the overall growth, profitability, distribution, and product...
AIG Decides Not to Join Bailout Lawsuit Against Government
Jan 9 2013 // The board of American International Group Inc. decided on Wednesday not to join a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the terms of the company’s bailout, following two days of fevered backlash from Congress and...
AIG Says It Has Obligation to Consider Bailout Lawsuit; Critics Pounce
Jan 9 2013 // American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by the U.S. government in 2008, said on Tuesday it is considering joining a lawsuit that claims the bailout terms were unfair, drawing angry condemnation from...
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg, Starr May Appeal Dismissal of Bailout Suit
Nov 19 2012 // The Federal Reserve Bank of New York won the dismissal of former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s $25 billion lawsuit accusing it of unlawfully bailing out the...
Starr Companies Launch Aviation Broker Portal
Oct 29 2012 // Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched a new broker portal, Starrlink. The Starrlink portal provides agents with access to all previously issued policy documents, inclusive of but...
Starr Companies Appoints North American Accident & Health Leader
Oct 10 2012 // Starr Companies announces the appointment of Meredith Ryan-Reid as North American leader for the accident and health division. She is based in New York. Ryan-Reid will be responsible for the overall growth, profitability,...
Dubai Group Sells Turkey Insurance Unit to Starr, Oman Insurance Group
Sep 5 2012 // The Dubai Group has sold its Turkish insurance arm to Starr Insurance and Reinsurance Ltd., a company owned by former AIG chief executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, and to a unit of Dubai lender Mashreq Bank, as...
Former Lloyd’s Head Lord Levene Named Starr International Vice Chairman
Jul 18 2012 // Lord Peter Levene, former chairman of Lloyd’s of London, has been appointed a director and vice chairman of the global insurance firm Starr International Co. Inc., Starr Chairman and Managing Director Maurice R....
Starr Companies Appoint Childs CFO for International Operations
Jun 19 2012 // Starr Companies announced the appointment of Nigel Childs as Chief Financial Officer for the company’s foreign operations. He will be responsible for the financial planning and reporting for Starr’s growing...
Starr’s Greenberg: China ‘Eager to Begin Talks’ on Free Trade Pact with U.S.
Apr 4 2012 // China is eager to begin talks on a free trade pact with the United States and key leaders seem willing to step away from the state capitalism Beijing has been pursuing, a senior U.S executive with access to China’s...
Starr Indemnity Receives Foreign, Non-Life Insurance License in Japan
Apr 3 2012 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Company announced that the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted it a foreign, non-life insurance business license in Japan. The license allows Starr to offer approved...
Starr Companies Granted Singapore License; Tat Yoong Named Principal Officer
Mar 20 2012 // Starr Companies announced that it has received a direct general license from the Monetary Association of Singapore (MAS) to operate as a direct insurer in the Republic. The insurance license was specifically granted to...
U.S. Seeks Dismissal of Ex-CEO Greenberg’s $25B Lawsuit on AIG Takeover
Mar 2 2012 // The U.S. government has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit relating to its 2008 takeover of American International Group that was filed by a company run by former AIG Chief Executive Maurice Greenberg, court documents...
Starr Launches White-Collar Disability Coverage
Feb 23 2012 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has introduced white-collar disability insurance for high-net worth individual and corporations. The carrier will underwrite the coverage for the program in conjunction with Pro...
Starr Cos. Hires ING Group Exec to Lead Starr Strategic Partners
Feb 22 2012 // Starr Companies appointed X. Rick Niu as senior managing director of Starr Strategic Partners, a newly formed division dedicated to serving the insurance and investment needs of Asian and other emerging market companies...
Best Assigns ‘A’ Ratings to Starr International Insurance (Singapore)
Feb 21 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Starr International Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (SIIS), a wholly owned subsidiary...
Starr Companies Hires Chartis Exec as Head of Specialty Reinsurance
Feb 16 2012 // Starr Companies appointed Bob Coords as head of Starr Specialty Reinsurance, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Company. Coords comes from Chartis where he had been serving as president of the reinsurance...
