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BestWeek: State Legislators Try to Fend Off Federal Regulatory Effort: The members of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators have been drawing a line in the sand, trying to mark what they contend is appropriate ...
Date: 11/20/2009    Source: BestWire
Aon President-CEO Gets Contract Extension Into 2015: Aon Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory C. Case received a five-year contract extension from the company. Case has held the positions ...
Date: 11/17/2009    Source: BestWire
Singapore's Regulator: Asia's Growth Potential Barely Tapped: Rapid economic growth and good long-term fundamentals in Asian markets are fueling reinsurance revenue and positioning the region as a key element in balancing ...
Date: 11/17/2009    Source: BestWire
As Contractor Activity Grows, Government-Owned Captives Increasingly Common: The proposal for the U.S. government to launch a captive may raise some eyebrows in the industry, but it would not be the first time a public agency turned to ...
Date: 11/16/2009    Source: BestWire
Towers Perrin: Commercial Lines Will Increasingly Use Predictive Modeling: A survey by consulting firm Towers Perrin found commercial lines carriers are increasingly discovering the benefits of using predictive modeling in ...
Date: 11/12/2009    Source: BestWire
Former Vermont Insurance Commissioner Ledbetter Dies: Stewart Manee Ledbetter, a former Vermont Banking and Insurance Department commissioner, died Nov. 5 in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 76. Ledbetter ...
Date: 11/10/2009    Source: BestWire
Tax Incentives and Proximity to Business Attract Japanese Captives to Hawaii: Japanese captives are picking Hawaii as a popular domicile for business because of tax incentives and geographic and cultural proximity to their origins. ...
Date: 11/9/2009    Source: BestWire
Report: U.S. Government Could Launch Workers' Comp Captive: Faced with increasing workers' compensation costs for defense contractors working overseas, the U.S. government could consider forming a captive to self-insure ...
Date: 11/3/2009    Source: BestWire
Hawaii Sees Steady Growth in Japanese Captive Formations: Hawaii has seen steady growth in captives set up by Japanese corporates. The domicile has attracted 18 Japanese captives since 1991. "There have been ...
Date: 11/3/2009    Source: BestWire
Competition Among Insurance Domiciles Heats Up: Competition among domiciles is heating up as many countries and U.S. states vie to host insurance companies and their related business. "I like it, I ...
Date: 11/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Most Protected Cell Captives Settle in Guernsey: Over the past two decades, the number of captives around the world has almost doubled, growing from 2,535 in 1989 to 5,211 at year-end 2008. Guernsey's ...
Date: 11/2/2009    Source: BestWire
BestWeek: Competition Among Insurance Domiciles Heats Up: Competition among domiciles is heating up as many countries and U.S. states vie to host insurance companies and their related business, according to the Nov. 2 ...
Date: 10/30/2009    Source: BestWire
Hartford Financial Names CFO Its New Head of Risk Management: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. chose to make its chief financial officer the new chief risk officer and begin an external search for a new ...
Date: 10/27/2009    Source: BestWire
William Gallagher Acquires RPG Insurance Administrators: Boston-based insurance broker William Gallagher Associates said it has acquired RPG Insurance Administrators Inc. Terms of the transaction were not ...
Date: 10/27/2009    Source: BestWire
New York Life Chief: Industry Should Use Judgment Over Financial Models: A lesson the life industry likely has learned following the financial crisis is that it's better to use personal judgment than rely too much on sophisticated ...
Date: 10/27/2009    Source: BestWire
Newsome Joins U.S. Re as S.V.P.: Dan J. Newsome, has joined U.S. Re Corp., the international brokerage subsidiary of U.S. Re Cos. Inc., as senior vice president, the company ...
Date: 10/23/2009    Source: BestWire
Judges Evaluate Towers Perrin Risk-Management Software in E-Fusion Competition: Professional service consultancy Towers Perrin demonstrated its highly advanced CATography catastrophe risk management software during a webcast that's part of ...
Date: 10/21/2009    Source: BestWire
A.M. Best, Equity Analyst See a Rough Road for Life Insurers: Prospects are not bright for the life insurance industry over the next year even though economic conditions have improved, according to speakers at a breakfast ...
Date: 10/20/2009    Source: BestWire
RMS: Insured Loss Could Hit $19 Billion if San Francisco Area Quake Strikes: A new report by modeling firm Risk Management Solutions estimates a 7.2 magnitude quake along the Peninsula segment of the San Andreas Fault could result in ...
Date: 10/19/2009    Source: BestWire
Without the Wind Blowing, Florida Insurers Struggle to Hang On: No major storms have socked Florida for a few years now, but the residential property insurance market does not appear to be benefitting from that lack of ...
Date: 10/19/2009    Source: BestWire
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