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Few Brazilian farmers buy agricultural insurance, in part, because product offerings don't meet their needs, they lack insurance awareness and the budget is low for premium subsidies, a study found.

Swiss Re has appointed Stefan Lippe chief executive officer. He will replace Jacques Aigran, who resigned. Lippe has been with Swiss Re for 25 years. He was appointed a member of Swiss Re's Executive Board in 1995, and served for 10 years as

Walter A. Bell, departing Alabama Insurance commissioner, will join Swiss Re America Holding Corp. as chairman. He will supervise all of Swiss Re's businesses in North America and Latin America. Bell currently leads the NAIC's International Insurance

The study, "Non-life claims reserving: improving on a strategic challenge," examined various reserving techniques used by insurers, reported factors that contribute to reserving errors, and suggested

Liberty Mutual Property introduces food-processing endorsementLiberty Mutual Property, part of the Liberty Mutual Group, announced an endorsement to its commercial property coverage for the food-processing industry. RM Custom Select addresses

Scrap Asbestos Trust Fund, Insurer Says Liberty Mutual leads drive to scuttle key provision in Senate reform billBy ARTHUR D. POSTALWASHINGTONLiberty Mutual Insurance Company is ...

Hurricane Katrina and other third quarter catastrophes has already made 2005 the costliest year ever for six major European reinsurance groups, according to a ...

The cost of using investor capital by property-casualty insurers has dropped from 15 percent in the 1980s to between 7- and 8 percent, according ...