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PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Jean-Paul Montupet has been named board chairman replacing John Rollwagen, who will remain a member of the board.

The individual most responsible for NU's success in online news--Assistant Managing Editor Daniel Hays--is retiring this week, and his colleagues and readers alike are going miss him dearly, says Editor Sam Friedman in his blog at www.NUSamSoapbox.com.

Liberty Mutual reported first-quarter net income rose by $293 million, primarily on the strength of investment gains.

Claims Magazine is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics -- not to mention keeping readers up to date on what's being posted on claimsmag.com.

While the massive property bill SB 2044 remains in the wings, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has signed several insurance-related bills into law.

Armonk, N.Y.-based bond insurer MBIA, Inc. reported a $1.5 billion loss for the first quarter of this year driven by a $2.2 billion unrealized loss on insured credit derivatives.