China Unveils Plans to Allow More Foreign Financial Services Investments December 30, 2016 By Kevin Yao and Engen Tham China unveiled plans on Friday to allow more foreign investment in banking, insurance, securities and credit-rating firms, as part of...
Markel International Names Brown & Larson to Equine & Livestock Team December 29, 2016 Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Lynette Brown as underwriter in its livestock team and Emilie Larson as...
R&Q Completes Novation with Captive Owned by Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Assoc. December 29, 2016 Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced the novation of reinsurance policies issued between 2002 and 2016 by Georgia Atlantic...
XL Catlin Adds Clinical Trials Solution for Life Science Clients in Germany December 29, 2016 XL Catlin’s insurance operations in Germany have announced the addition of a stand-alone clinical trials solution for life science clients....
Security Weaknesses Found at Smartphone-Only, Fintech-Startup N26 December 29, 2016 By Eric Auchard German fintech company N26, which made its name mocking traditional banks, has found itself on the receiving end of criticism...
33% of Canadians Admit to ‘Dangerous Habit’ of Texting at Red Lights December 29, 2016 One third (33 percent) of Canadians admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month,...
Hannover Re Receives License to Launch Branch in India December 28, 2016 Hannover Re received approval, known as R3 authorization, to establish a branch in India from the Insurance Regulatory and Development...
Philippines Hunts for Crew of Ship Sunk by Typhoon Nock-Ten; AIR Comments December 28, 2016 By Jim Gomez The Philippine coast guard pressed its search Tuesday for 18 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the height...
Fairfax Plans to Raise $1 Billion in IPO for Fund to Make Africa Investments December 28, 2016 By Katia Dmitrieva Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the Canadian insurer that made its largest acquisition last week, is selling shares in an initial...
NN Group Agrees to Acquire Dutch Insurer Delta Lloyd for $2.6B December 28, 2016 By Andrew Blackman NN Group NV agreed to buy Delta Lloyd NV for about 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion) after its earlier offer...