AXA ART Joins Brazil’s SulAmérica to Offer Art Insurance October 8, 2013 AXA ART announced that it has “joined forces with Brazil’s largest independent insurer, SulAmérica, to offer art insurance products and...
Yu Joins Cooper Gay Asia to Develop Treaty Business in Hong Kong & China October 8, 2013 Cooper Gay Asia Pte Ltd, the Asian arm of the global reinsurance and wholesale broker Cooper Gay Swett and Crawford...
Munich Re Names Kaufmann Chief Risk Officer October 8, 2013 Munich Re announced the appointment of Bernhard Kaufmann (44) to the post of Group Chief Risk Officer, effective as of...
Moody’s: China’s P/C Insurers to Benefit from Shanghai Free Trade Zone October 7, 2013 The new Shanghai free trade zone should benefit property/casualty insurers, particularly those in marine/cargo and liability insurance, according to Moody’s...
Ironshore Increases Global Terrorism Coverage Capacity October 7, 2013 Ironshore Inc. announced that its global Terrorism & Sabotage program to protect against diverse risk exposure worldwide has increased capacity...
China Evacuates 400,000 People Ahead of Typhoon October 7, 2013 Hundreds of thousands of people in southeast China were evacuated and fishing vessels called back to shore on Sunday because...
Taiwan Insurers Have $10 Billion to Invest in Foreign Property October 7, 2013 By Kelvin Wong and Cindy Wang Taiwan insurers have the financial capacity to invest at least $10 billion in overseas properties after the island’s government relaxed...
ACE Names Givelet to Lead European Environmental Risk Engineering Group October 7, 2013 ACE Group has appointed Nicolas Givelet as risk engineer in its Continental Europe environmental insurance team. In this newly-created role,...
EU-U.S. Trade Talks Halted by Shutdown, Complicated by Financial Services Rift October 6, 2013 By John O'Donnell and Robin Emmott Even before the cancellation of the latest round of EU-U.S. talks, negotiations to create the world’s largest free-trade deal were...
Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward Reflects on ‘Nearly 8’ Eventful Years October 6, 2013 By Charles E. Boyle Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward is stepping down from the post at the end of the year. Despite the catastrophes of...