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By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 18, 2012
Lawmakers and industry and government officials pushed for supervisory harmony and a robust role abroad by the U.S. Federal Insurance Office to increase international competitiveness for the U.S. insurance industry.
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By Elizabeth Festa, Arthur D. Postal PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 3, 2012
Insurance companies that own or operate a savings & loan will face fresh oversight from the Federal Reserve Board, which is creating a process by which to examine those financial institutions that have significant banking assets.
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By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 2, 2012
With the inaugural meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance now in the record books, it is clear that at least initially, the group's focus will reflect FIO Director Michael McRaith’s perspective on broad, global themes.
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By Sam Friedman |
March 1, 2012
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) could be a terrific alternative source of capital for primary insurers and reinsurers around the globe.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 29, 2012
Why Pitney Bowes' recently launched national wildfire risk software makes sense, tackles growing issues.
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By Sam J. Friedman |
February 24, 2012
Sovereign wealth funds could yet turn out to be a terrific alternative source of capital for primary insurers and reinsurers around the globe.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 16, 2012
Wildfires have grown from being regional or seasonal problems as the wildfire season throughout the United States often runs the entire year and in a variety of locations.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 15, 2012
Moody’s Investors Service says its Moody’s Global Insurance CDS (credit default swap) Index shows that although investors’ view of global insurers for the most part improved during the 2011 fourth quarter, opinions are still more negative than indicated by Moody’s ratings.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 19, 2012
The Bermuda Monetary Authority reports a 50 percent year-on-year increase in new insurance registrations for Bermuda in 2011, with 54 new insurers recorded compared to 36 by the end of December 2010.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 19, 2012
Three-quarters of executives surveyed at the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum in New York say the industry can expect an upswing in profitability in 2012.