‘New Chubb’ Opens as Giant ACE, Chubb Merger to Close January 14, 2016 ACE Ltd. and Chubb said they have received all necessary regulatory approvals and will close their $29.7 billion merger agreement...
Widow’s Damages Lawsuit Blames Twitter for Spread of ISIS January 14, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Robert Burnson Twitter Inc. was accused in a lawsuit by the widow of a man killed at a police training center in...
Ironshore International Opens Office in Shanghai; Part of Lloyd’s China Platform January 14, 2016 Ironshore International announced its subsidiary, Pembroke Managing Agency, will establish an office in Shanghai in January 2016 as part of...
Climate Change, Migration Top List of Global Risks: WEF Survey January 14, 2016 By Thomas Penny Climate change and large-scale forced migration are the greatest risks facing the world according to a survey by the World...
Attention Insurance Marketers: Is Your Brand a ‘Servant’ or ‘Partner’ for Consumers? January 14, 2016 Marketers have long known that consumers react in a favorable way when products and services are given human attributes, or...
Willis Towers Watson Appoints Financial Institutions Leader for CEEMEA January 14, 2016 Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexander van Kuffeler as regional leader of Financial Institutions in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle...
Insured Nat Cat Losses 31% Below Average During 2015: Aon Benfield Report January 14, 2016 Global natural disasters in 2015 caused a combined total insured loss of $35 billion – 31 percent below the 15-year...
Nations Must Wake Up to Catastrophic Potential of Pandemic Risk: Report January 14, 2016 By John Tozzi In October of 2000, an Ebola outbreak was detected in Gulu, Uganda. The virus spread across the country, infecting 425...
Families of 3 Men Killed in North Carolina Scaffolding Collapse File Lawsuit January 14, 2016 The families of three workers who died when scaffolding collapsed at a Raleigh, N.C., high-rise building have sued four firms...
Serial Arsonist Arrested in Florida January 14, 2016 The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office, which operates under the direction of the Florida Department of Financial Services and CFO...