Have you ever wondered what big events helped shape regulation of the current U.S. insurance industry? Or if drivers of certain cars have more risk? What about the most attractive insurance job in the industry? These are just a few …
On Saturday, December 11, a car bomb detonated in Stockholm, Sweden, in the busy shopping center of Drottninggatan. Shortly after, another blast occurred approximately 1,000 feet away. Both bombs were timed to go off on a bustling Saturday evening during …
Negotiators for the Irish government and the European Union put the finishing touches on an €85 billion [$113 billion] bailout for the beleaguered country over the weekend. The agreement follows Ireland’s somewhat reluctant acceptance that the situation with its banks …
Financial markets rallied slightly and European Union partners voiced relief on Monday after Ireland agreed in principle on a three-year bailout package with the EU and the IMF to salvage its shattered banks. European shares rose 0.7 percent in early …
Federal safety officials are calling on states to require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, citing a surge in fatalities since the late 1990s. Motorcycle deaths have increased over the last decade even as other traffic fatalities have declined, the …
The United States is lagging behind nearly every other high-income country in reducing annual traffic fatalities, said a report released this week by a U.S. government research panel. There’s some good news: U.S. traffic fatalities fell 9.7 percent in 2009 …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Cayman Islands-based United Insurance Company and its subsidiary, United Re (Europe) S.A., domiciled in Luxembourg. The outlook for all of ratings …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a” of Sweden’s Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. and Skandia Life Assurance Company Limited (Skandia UK), the main subsidiaries in Old Mutual plc’s Nordic …
Rising Taxes, Inflation Will Force Insurance Market to a ‘Déjà vu All Over Again’ The insurance industry has a long history for cyclical price adjusting, featuring long periods of marginal to inadequate premiums followed by relatively brief, startling and disruptive …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) of UK-based Markel International Insurance Company Limited (MIICL), both with stable outlooks. Best said the rating upgrade reflects …
