The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops rules for their use. Through …
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The Guarantee Company of North America announced that it has “teamed up with Bullfrog Insurance to provide a faster and simpler way for Canadian small business owners to obtain small business insurance.” They have developed a new online portal – …
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China’s parliament has published a draft cyber security law that consolidates Beijing’s control over data, with potentially significant consequences for internet service providers and multinational firms doing business in the country. The document, dated Monday but picked up by state …
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ACE Group announced the appointment of Peter van Ratingen as its new country president for its general insurance operation in the Philippines. He succeeds Daniel Daly, who will retire on July 31, 2015. In his role as country president, van Ratingen will …
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According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Chan-hom is “steadily intensifying as it passes over warmer-than-average ocean water.” The storm also remains on track to make land fall on Saturday “in heavily populated southeastern China, near Wenzhou in Zhejiang …
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ACE Group announced it is offering increased insurance capacity of up to US$100 million/100 million euros (previously US$50 million/50 million euros) for terrorism, political violence and war risks in response to evolving threats and increased demand from multinational clients. The …
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Independent wholesale broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has appointed Alejandro Padilla as General Manager and Head of Broking for Mexico, Central America, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, effective August 16, 2015. He will join CGSC from Swiss …
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Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has released its latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during June 2015. The report highlights the “seasonal …
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Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Bernard McNulty has been named the head of claims Canada, effective immediately. Based in Toronto, he will report directly to Ulrich Kadow, chief agent Canada, with a …
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Reinsurers AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd and PartnerRe Ltd are considering tweaking their $6.2 billion merger agreement in a bid to fend off a $6.8 billion offer for PartnerRe by EXOR SpA, people familiar with the matter said. The move would be a response …
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