Chicago-based financial services company Unitrin Inc. said today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Unitrin Business Insurance (UBI) unit to AmTrust Financial Services Inc., h

The founder of the National African-American Insurance Association is locked in an increasingly public and nasty battle with Nationwide Insurance over the cancellation of his appointment with the carr

The report, titled "What's the State of Your State? E&O Risk Uneven Across The Country," published by Guy Carpenter, a reinsurance broker and subsidiary of New York-based professional services company

Strategic Comp, headquartered in Metairie, La., is a provider of workers' compensation programs offering a combination of loss control, claims management and deductible-based options for midsize to la

Mr. Sandler was chief executive officer of Lloyd's from 1995 to 1999. He has held senior positions with National Westminster Bank plc; Exco plc; Martin Bierbaum Group plc; Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc.;

ARMtech, a major underwriter of the U.S. federally sponsored crop insurance program, was acquired by Endurance's subsidiary Endurance U.S. Holdings Corp. and its affiliates (see NU Online, Sept. 7). A

One challenge facing the new chief executive of Marsh, Daniel Glaser, will be calls for a breakup of his corporate parent, Marsh & McLennan Companies, to maximize shareholder value and protect the

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