XL Group

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  Streamlining the Claims Process at XL Group

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2013

  Michel Finschi, chief operating officer, insurance claims, for XL Group, recently responded to our request for a Q&A on claims technology and its role within XL Group.

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  House, Senate Propose Generous Farm Bills

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2013

  Crop insurance coverage appears likely to be expanded as House and Senate committees again take up providing 5-year reauthorization of farm programs.

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  Claims Gets Its Piece of the IT Pie

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  May 10, 2013

  As the "money out" side of the business, claims has long struggled to gain the budget attention of the "money in" side.

• XL Q1 Net Income Soars; CEO IDs Factors Beyond Low Losses

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2013

  XL Group’s 2013 first-quarter net income nearly doubled compared to the same period a year ago as operating income soared thanks to lower levels of large losses.

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  The Beatles vs. The Stock Market

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 24, 2013

  A sluggish economy and rising values in the Fine Arts arena are luring high-net-worth individuals to bet on a horse—er, submarine—of a different color.

• Women in Insurance Conference to Focus on Mending the Gender Gap

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 16, 2013

  Registration is now open for the first-ever Women in Insurance Global Conference, in which the industry’s professional senior leaders will discuss how gender diversity in the C-suite is critical for companies to be relevant and successful in today’s business environment.

• KBW First-Quarter Preview Company-by-Company

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 15, 2013

  Analysts at investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods recently released their Q1 earnings preview for the P&C industry. Here's an overview of some of the insurance companies they follow.

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  PLRB Preview: Claims Handling On The Global Stage

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2013

  Globalization means major disasters can impact insureds in a variety of ways. Presenters at the forthcoming international claims-handling session explain what this means for carriers.

• XL Group Earns Top Honor in Celent’s Model Insurer Report

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2013

  The research and advisory firm Celent recognizes 17 insurance technology initiatives as model insurer components, in a new report. Celent also names XL Group the Model Insurer of the Year. XL Group was honored for creating a single web-based platform for managing claims globally.

• Key Coverage Trends

  By Dave Lenckus  |  February 4, 2013

  Insurers typically write Pollution on nonadmitted paper, so underwriters can manuscript coverage to a policyholder’s particular needs.

• Environmental Oversight

  By Dave Lenckus  |  February 4, 2013

  Aided by low prices—and large uncovered losses caused by recent events—Environmental carriers and producers see opportunity to expand purchases by new business classes, including health care, higher ed & hospitality

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  Meet the Experts: Environmental Leaders

  By Staff Writer  |  January 23, 2013

  Click through to check out biographies of the brokers, carrier executives and risk managers dealing in Environmental insurance who offer their perspective throughout PC360’s January digital issue. The subjects also offer additional thoughts on this line, including their views on why more clients should strongly consider this relatively inexpensive but...

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  Insurers Need to Step up in Role As Societal Partner to Mitigate Climate Change Risk

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 14, 2012

  The insurance industry will find itself disproportionately bearing the impact of climate change if it doesn’t find a way to partner with policymakers and stakeholders.

• W.R. Berkley Reports Up to $50M in Sandy Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 14, 2012

  W.R. Berkley Corp. says it expects between $40 million and $50 million in pretax losses from Superstorm Sandy.

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  Rebuilding Year: Top 10 Stories of 2012

  By PC360 Staff  |  December 13, 2012

  In sports terms, 2012 has been what one could call a rebuilding year, as P&C carriers looked to recover from a disastrous 2011 and a string of heavy losses. For many carriers, 2012 was a time to totally reappraise their roster of risks, which meant both exploring new lines of...

• Hires and Promotions at All Risks, Aon, Wells Fargo and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  December 13, 2012

  New program endorsement from Chubb, Caldwell and Partners acquired Midlands Holding Corp. from PMA Captial Corp., Georgia Agency Partners Inc. added four new partner agencies, Willis North America relocated its Cleveland office.