11 04, 2024

Insurers Norfolk & Dedham of Massachusetts and Union Mutual of Vermont to Affiliate

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Massachusetts-based Norfolk & Dedham (N&D) and Union Mutual in Vermont, property/casualty insurers with a combined 350 years in the business in the Northeast, announced they intend to affiliate, subject to regulatory approval. The combined group will write personal and commercial …

11 04, 2024

US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting

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It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 …

5 04, 2024

Private Credit Is Top Choice for Insurers Managing $13 Trillion

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For the first time, a fixed-income sector — private credit — topped the list of favored assets in Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s annual survey of global insurance companies. Of the 359 executives polled, 53% ranked private credit among the top …

11 04, 2024

Vintage Ferrari Owners’ Favorite Mechanic Charged With Theft, Fraud

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Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals, brag about buying $30,000 artworks or frequent the George V Hotel in Paris and Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. But this was the life Donnie Callaway portrayed via social media to …

5 04, 2024

Trump’s Bond Firm Must Show Proof of Resources, New York AG Says

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Donald Trump must prove within 10 days that the company providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenges fail, the state told a judge. New York …

11 04, 2024

Markets/Coverages: AXA XL’s Bermuda Professional Lines Team Enhances D&O Policy

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AXA XL’s Bermuda Professional Lines Team has launched a new lead difference-in-conditions (DIC) directors and officers liability policy. “AXA XL is one of the largest D&O insurers in the North American market and it was time to update our form …

5 04, 2024

Women Lost C-Suite Seats in Corporate America, S&P Says

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Women’s representation in senior level positions at US companies faces an “alarming turning point,” with steady growth showing signs of fatigue for the first time in two decades, according to a new report. Women accounted for 11.8% of the approximately …

11 04, 2024

People Moves: Miller Promoted to Lloyd’s Americas CEO as Watkins Exits

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Lloyd’s said Dawn Miller has been named chief commercial officer and CEO of Lloyd’s Americas. Miller, who joined Lloyd’s in 2022 and oversees its global network as commercial director, will assume her expanded role on Sept. 1, based in New …

5 04, 2024

EBRD Calls for Subsidized Insurance to Quickly Rebuild Ukraine

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Subsidized insurance would attract investors to help rebuild Ukraine’s war-battered economy, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. “Reconstruction could start very quickly,” EBRD Chief Economist Beata Javorcik told Bloomberg Television on Friday. “I was in Berlin a …

11 04, 2024

People Moves: Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political Risk Team

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Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political Risk Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Richard Chu as managing director, Credit, Bond & Political Risk, Global Specialties. Effective immediately, …