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Robertson Promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer at XL Insurance: XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd., said Neil Robertson has been promoted to chief underwriting officer for its global specialty ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Zurich North America Commercial Names Head of Management Solutions Group: Zurich North America Commercial said it has named Michael Karmilowicz as head of the management solutions group in Zurich’s specialties business ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Genworth Subsidiary Sets Share Price for Canadian IPO: Genworth Financial Inc.’s Canadian mortgage insurance subsidiary has priced its initial public offering in Canada of 44.7 million common shares at C$19.00 ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Florida Regulators, State Farm Florida Appear Headed to Court Over Withdrawal Plan: Negotiations between Florida regulators and State Farm Florida concerning the insurer's plans to withdraw from the state's property insurance market appear to ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Prettejohn to Leave Top Job at Prudential U.K., Europe: Nick Prettejohn, chief executive of Prudential U.K. and Europe for the U.K.-based international financial services group, is to leave his job in ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
BestWeek: As Contaminated Drywall Problem Grows, So Does Industry Response: Contaminated drywall made in China may still be entering the United States, months after the insurance and construction industries and government agencies ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Amlin Shareholders Approve Fortis Corporate Insurance Purchase: Lloyd’s underwriter Amlin plc’s shareholders have formally given the go-ahead for the company’s acquisition of Fortis Corporate Insurance N.V. The ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Swiss Re: Financial Crisis Hurt Insurers in 2008: Swiss Re said performance was down for the world insurance market in 2008, as the global financial crisis cut into premiums in industrialized countries, ...
Date: 7/2/2009    Source: BestWire
Swaps, Credit Scoring on Tap for NCOIL Meeting: The National Conference of Insurance Legislators plans to address a full plate of issues, including credit default swaps and credit-based insurance scoring, at ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: BestWire
New Jersey Manufacturers CEO: NJM Has Legal Issue With N.J. Plan: New Jersey Manufacturers has challenged the legal authority of New Jersey’s insurance commissioner to implement a subsidy-based approach designed to balance ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: BestWire
Starr Indemnity Names Former AIG Executives to Posts: Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has made several management appointments, including two former American International Group Inc. executives. Jim ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: BestWire
MEMIC Names CFO, Senior V.P. of Finance: The MEMIC group has announced the appointment of Daniel J. McGarvey as the group's chief financial officer and senior vice president for finance. ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: BestWire
New York Regulators Approve Sale of AIG Subsidiaries: New York regulators have approved the sale of two subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. to Farmers Insurance Group, the state's insurance ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: BestWire
Seabright Looking for New CFO Again: Specialty maritime workers' compensation writer SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc. is looking for a new chief financial officer for the second time in 15 months ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: BestWire
Handle With Care: America's insurance carriers paid an estimated $38.2 billion to settle private-passenger auto physical damage claims in 2007, and in 2008 it increased to ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: Best's Review
Smoke Signals: Dirk Kohler is still waiting for the smoke to clear. Just over a year ago, Kohler, the co-founder and chief executive of Carbon Re, was closing in on ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: Best's Review
Go Figure: Over the past two years, a number of class-action lawsuits have been filed against property/casualty insurers over the use of software that calculates the ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: Best's Review
Handle With Care: Challenges for Adjusters : Customers view claim-filing as the moment of truth in their relationship with the carrier, an event which ultimately defines the company in the consumer's ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: Best's Review
In Harm’s Way: High-profile sports events, such as next year's Football World Cup in South Africa, draw hundreds of millions of television viewers while leaving ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: Best's Review
Smoke Signals: The Risk Management Angle: For more than a decade, Evan Mills, a staff scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has ...
Date: 7/1/2009    Source: Best's Review
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