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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 24, 2012
With 2012’s first quarter in the books, executives and industry observers have noted that property and casualty pricing remains on the upswing. Following are observations from industry leaders made during conference calls and in recent analyses in response to 2012 first-quarter results.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 21, 2012
Swiss Re is joining a $3 billion commitment between government and the private sector to increase investment in Africa with the aim of creating new business opportunities in agriculture.
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By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 21, 2012
The sun shone on Bermuda’s reinsurers during the first quarter of 2012, but regulatory changes and cat losses still lurk in the water.
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By Reuters |
May 18, 2012
Bermuda-based reinsurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd named XL Insurance finance chief Joseph Henry as its new Chief Financial Officer, filling the post vacated by Albert Benchimol, who has taken over as the company's CEO.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 14, 2012
Cat bond activity reached record levels in the first quarter of this year, exceeding last year’s placements by more than $300 million, says a leading reinsurance broker.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 14, 2012
Lloyd’s is looking ahead to the year 2025 to reemphasize goals for growth in the specialty insurance and reinsurance marketplaces.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 10, 2012
Property and casualty insurers added 2,000 jobs in March, a month that is typically favorable for P&C employment, according to Insurance Information Institute President Robert Hartwig.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 9, 2012
An appellate court in New York has cleared the way for a trial on allegations that Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and Howard Smith, respectively the former CEO and CFO of American International Group, committed fraud in connection with two reinsurance transactions.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 9, 2012
A reduction in catastrophe losses allowed XL Group to swing to a first-quarter profit after suffering a loss in 2011’s first quarter.
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By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com, Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 8, 2012
Prompted by a lobbying group that supports efforts to reduce global warming, three insurance companies and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers have publicly renounced their support for the Heartland Institute, a libertarian research group.
