Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford – Looking Forward, Not Back September 19, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Don’t tell Toby Esser, Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford’s CEO, that the global economy is in the doldrums. “We’ve had...
Explosion, Fire at Mexico Pemex Gas Facility Kills 26 September 19, 2012 An explosion and fire killed at least 26 people at a Pemex natural gas facility in northern Mexico near the...
ACE Acquires 80% of Indonesia Insurer Asuransi Jaya Proteksi September 19, 2012 ACE Limited announced that it has acquired 80 percent of Indonesian insurer PT Asuransi Jaya Proteksi. The Jakarta-based company is...
Ryan Specialty to Buy Direct Group in UK September 18, 2012 The Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced that it would “significantly strengthen its MGA and third party administration (TPA) capabilities in...
Aon Benfield Launches Updated Financial Analysis Tool – ReMetrica v6 September 18, 2012 Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, announced the launch of version 6 of ReMetrica...
Aon Hewitt Opens New Office in Indonesia September 18, 2012 Aon Hewitt, the global human resource solutions business of Aon plc, has opened a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia, as...
Typhoon Sanba Makes Landfall in South Korea: AIR Analysis September 18, 2012 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Sanba made landfall on September 17 just before noon local time (3:00...
Willis Germany to Present Photovoltaic Cover at Solar Energy Conference September 18, 2012 Willis Germany, part of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it will be demonstrating the special features of “Willis Electronic Plus,”...
Capital Markets: A Threat or a Complement for Reinsurers? September 18, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Investments from the capital markets in various forms now provide around 14 percent of the total capital dedicated to providing...
US Brokers’ Employees Attend London’s Beazley Broker Academy at Lloyd’s September 17, 2012 A bulletin from Lloyd’s notes that “high potential employees from US broking firms will spend the coming week in London,...