Acting New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn has named Dennis J. Hayes special deputy superintendent of the New York Liquidation Bureau.

Global reinsurers may struggle to replenish capital if they suffer large catastrophe losses in the current financial market and economic environment, Fitch Ratings said today.

StoneRiver has announced the results of its fourth annual survey on P&C insurance technology that revealed nearly three quarters of respondents will invest in analytics or business intelligence in their next project.

The largest of the California wildfires, known as the "Station Fire," has burnt more than 140,000 acres, destroyed 62 "dwellings," and is 22 percent contained, said the Insurance Information Network of California.