OLDWICK, N.J. -- Best's Review magazine has released a new interactive white paper examining the fast-changing environment for ocean transportation and identifying the new breed of risks and their insurance solutions. It is...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/03902f/thailand_analysis) has announced the addition of the "Thailand: Analysis of the General Insurance Industry" report to their offering. Despite the political unrest in May 2010 that affected the...
By Martin Friel Last year was a remarkable one for the high net worth (HNW) sector. It's not an area generally associated with upheaval and change, but 2011 has put paid to that....
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's summary judgment in favor of a commercial general liability (CGL) insurer in an action brought by a professional liability insurer seeking contribution...
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a marine liability insurer in an action against its insured and the insured's senior partner. The insurer...
Long ago, when I was a newbie to the insurance industry, I was told that the definition of an expert was simply someone who knew more than the person he was talking to....
HONG KONG -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Sompo) (Japan). Concurrently, A.M. Best...
HONG KONG -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Meritz Fire and Marine Insurance Company Limited (Meritz) (South Korea). The...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "aa-" from "aa" of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best has commented on the downgrading of the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "aa-" from "aa" and the affirmation of the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) of...
Bermuda's Leading Insurance Provider Expands Talend's Data Integration solutions with ESB, Leverages Unified Platform's Flexibility and Ease of Use LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced that...
HONG KONG -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" to Samsung Reinsurance Pte. Ltd (Samsung Re) (Singapore). The outlook assigned to...
MANAVIGATOR-December 8, 2011-M&A Navigator: Deal pipeline - 8 December The following is a list of deals covered in detail by M&A Navigator this week: - IBM TO ACQUIRE SOFTWARE FIRM DEMANDTEC FOR USD440M...
Insurer adds to recent SAS enterprise risk management system investment SEOUL, South Korea -- After selecting SAS for Enterprise Risk Management in early 2011, Korean-based Dongbu Insurance expanded its IT platform with a...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- The video playback and transcript for the September 27 webinar titled, "Bigger, Faster, Riskier: Advances in Sea Transportation Open Up New Coverage Needs," is now available to view online. The...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- December's Best's Review reports on the new challenges facing marine and inland marine insurers. Ocean marine writers are preparing for insuring vessels that are the combined length of the Eiffel...
It's time, once again, for the Underwater Intervention (Ul) conference, which takes place January 24 to 26 at the Ernest N. Moria! Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference is sponsored by...
* International Chamber of Shipping Seeks Support for IMO Emissions Agreement. The International Chamber of Shipping published a report in November urging governments to accept of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreement that...
NEW YORK -- Aspen U.S. Insurance ('Aspen') has entered the Recreational Marine insurance market, focused on marinas, yacht clubs, boat dealers, boat manufacturers and boat component manufacturers. Aspen will distribute these products through...
HONG KONG -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A++ (Superior) from A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating to "aa+" from "aa" of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance...