Glass-Steagall Firewall Could Return If Volcker Rule Disappoints December 9, 2013 By Cheyenne Hopkins and Phil Mattingly Five U.S. agencies will finish the Volcker rule tomorrow after more than three years of Wall Street resistance to its...
Ratings Recap: TATIL, West of England Ship, M&C General December 9, 2013 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Trinidad...
ANV, Ryan Specialty Complete Managing Agency Combination December 9, 2013 ANV Holdings BV, the Dutch-headquartered specialty insurance business founded by CEO R. Matthew Fairfield, and Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG)...
WTO Overcomes Last Minute Hitch to Reach First Global Trade Deal December 9, 2013 By Randy Fabi The World Trade Organization reached its first ever trade reform deal on Saturday to the roar of approval from nearly...
QBE Shares Drop Most in 12 Years on Unexpected U.S. Loss Forecast December 9, 2013 By Narayanan Somasundaram QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Australia’s second-largest insurer by market value, plunged the most in 12 years after forecasting an unexpected...
Ascension Names Merrill Senior Vice President in California December 6, 2013 Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. named Greg Merrill senior vice president of operations for the Fresno office of the...
New York Insurers Predict Spike in Health Exchange Use December 6, 2013 Two start-up insurers in the New York health exchange, one promising unlimited telemedicine, say customer queries have been rising rapidly...
AIA Supports Curbing Physician-Dispensed Medications in Penn. WC System December 6, 2013 The American Insurance Association (AIA) submitted a statement Wednesday to the Pennsylvania House Labor Committee, in support of state legislation...
Some Flood Insurance Rates to Rise in Kansas’ Douglas County December 6, 2013 Some property owners in Douglas County, Kansas, could soon pay more for federal insurance. The federal government’s decision to phase...
Iowa Board Awards Millions for Flood Protection December 6, 2013 The Iowa Flood Mitigation Board has awarded millions of dollars for flood protection projects in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and other...