Commercial Lines

Prudential Financial Inc. has agreed to pay $615 million in cash to acquire the Hartford Financial Services Group individual life insurance business.

China's fledgling insurance and reinsurance market cannot meet the soaring costs of natural disasters, but has the data and modeling capability to offload the risk to the private market via insurance-linked securities solutions.

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Regulatory developments in the European Union and United States present opportunities for large insurers that can use their resources to reduce their capital requirements, while smaller insurers may have to consider strategies such as specializing in particular lines of business to compete, a new report says.

Regulatory developments in the European Union and United States present opportunities for large insurers that can use their resources to reduce their capital requirements, while smaller insurers may have to consider strategies such as specializing in particular lines of business to compete, a new report says.

A dramatic fall in pirate attacks off the Somali coast is forcing down the cost of piracy insurance for commercial ships, taking the shine off a fast-growing and lucrative market for London-based insurers.