Investors to Double Catastrophe Bonds by 2018: BNY Mellon November 14, 2013 By Sarah Jones The amount of insurance-linked securities outstanding may reach $150 billion by the end of 2018 as institutional investors including pension...
House Passes Bill Requiring Reporting by Asbestos Victims’ Trusts November 14, 2013 By Jonathan D. Salant Honeywell International Inc., whose political action committee donates more money than any other corporate PAC, and the U.S. Chamber of...
Obamacare Banking on Enrollment Surge Near Deadlines November 14, 2013 By Alex Nussbaum and Alex Wayne Almost 1 million people who applied for health care on the government insurance exchanges last month left without choosing a...
Fairholme Offers to Buy Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Mortgage Insurance Business November 14, 2013 Fairholme Capital Management has proposed to buy the insurance businesses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that seeks...
White House Willing to Consider Fix to Stop Health Policy Cancellations November 13, 2013 By Roger Runningen and Mike Dorning The Obama administration today indicated it was willing to consider Democratic legislation to halt some of the hundreds of thousands...
Low Obamacare Enrollment Figures Add to Pressure on White House November 13, 2013 By Caroline Humer and Richard Cowan About 106,000 people signed up for insurance coverage nationally under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law during October, the government said...
J&J Reaches $4 Billion Settlement of Hip-Implant Suits: Sources November 13, 2013 By David Voreacos and Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its recalled hip implants in...
MarshBerry Survey Reveals an Optimistic Marketplace: Part 1 November 13, 2013 By Tommy McDonald In June of this year, MarshBerry launched its 28th Annual Market & Financial Outlook Survey in conjunction with Insurance Journal....
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds Healthcare Risk Management November 13, 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is expanding its healthcare professional liability capabilities to provide customers with customized risk management support. The...
Allstate’s Bailey Joins Marsh As Head of U.S., Canada Sales November 13, 2013 Insurance broker Marsh has appointed Donald Bailey as its new head of sales for U.S. and Canada. In this newly...