Travelers Posts $864M Q3 Profit, Consistent With Prior Year Quarter October 22, 2013 The Travelers Companies Inc. today reported its third-quarter net income of $864 million, unchanged from the same period a year...
ACE Appoints Weirsema to Strengthen Multinational Services in Europe October 22, 2013 The ACE Group announced the appointment of Hendrik-Jan Wiersema as Global Client Executive as it continues to invest in its...
Integro Acquires UK-Based Broker Doodson October 22, 2013 International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced it has acquired Doodson Broking Group, a UK-based entertainment and sports...
Global Climate Spending Falling Further Behind Target: Report October 22, 2013 By Nina Chestney Global spending to combat climate change fell last year and remains far below the level needed to prevent its most...
Thai Floods Force Closure of 17 Factories in Industrial Zone October 22, 2013 By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Seventeen factories were temporarily shut on Monday in a major Thai industrial zone dominated by foreign companies, after flood waters...
Europe a Reinsurance Buyer’s Market Says Willis Re; Rates Down 5-10% October 22, 2013 In a report from Baden-Baden, Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings plc, notes that “increased capacity, competition...
Florida Condo Developer Sues Residents Over Website October 22, 2013 The developer of a mold- and water-plagued condominium complex in Manatee County alleges in a lawsuit that a handful of...
Supreme Court Declines Privacy Claim Against Resale of Driving Records October 22, 2013 By David Ingram and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a unit of Thomson Reuters Corp. can obtain and sell...
GEICO Success Highlights Advertising Dollars vs. Agent Commissions Debate October 22, 2013 Direct writer GEICO’s success in auto insurance sales is due to spending dollars on effective advertising rather than on agents,...
W.R. Berkley Q3 Profit Rises 36% to $137M; Rates on Renewed Policies Up 6.4% October 22, 2013 W.R. Berkley Corp. reported $136.97 million net income for its 2013 third quarter, up 36 percent from $100.95 million income...