Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Francis Bouchard as head of the Climate Office, effective May 1, 2009. Bouchard will...
International & Reinsurance News
A dramatic increase in activity by Somali pirates led to a near doubling in the number of ships attacked during...
Banorte, one of Mexico’s leading banks, has begun to offer life insurance to immigrants working in the United States to...
Imagine every email arrives in your inbox with a timer. When tools don’t work together, minutes can be lost on...
Chinese seismological authorities say a moderate earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.5 Sunday struck China’s far western Xinjiang region. No...
A report from FINEX Global, Willis’ London-based Financial, Executive Risk and Professional Liability business, has found that financial institutions (FI)...
Growth in the emerging global Islamic insurance industry, or takaful, is waning slightly due to the economic slowdown, but remains...
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced that it has completed the sale of AIG Private Bank Ltd., a wholly owned...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB+’ global scale long-term counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on AXA...
The world’s forests are at risk of becoming a source of planet-warming emissions instead of soaking them up like a...
The U.N. Climate Panel [www.ipcc.ch] says seas could rise by 18-59 cms (7-24 inches) by 2100, without taking account the...