Insurance provider Hiscox has signed an agreement with Rocket Lawyer, to provide insurance and legal advice for small businesses while addressing critical issues. Under terms of the accord, Hiscox customers will have access to Rocket ...
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Pan-Asian retailer Dairy Farm International Holdings has said it is trading ahead of last year, with growth recorded across the majority of its business. The company said sales and earnings increased in the period from 1 July to 6 ...
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Transatlantic Holdings(TransRe),a New York-based subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation,has acquired a minority stake in Bermuda-based insurance asset manager,Pillar Capital. The company also confirmed a multiple-year commitment to invest in ...
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Norwegian Breakaway to Feature Cutting-Edge Spa and Fitness Experiences and the first-ever "Black Light Spinning" class at sea The salt room is a therapy claimed to alleviate respiratory and skin ailments as well as strengthen the ...
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Assured Guaranty (AGO), a bond insurer, has expanded its municipal bond insurance team with the appointment of three new members to its US public finance team. Chris Chafizadeh has been appointed as US public finance team managing ...
Tower Group has reported net loss of $15.1m, or $0.39 per diluted share attributable to common shareholders in the second quarter of 2012, against a net income of $24.12m, or $0.58 per share during the same period last year. Operating ...
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Argo Group International Holdings' Dubai-based subsidiary, Argo Re (DIFC) has hired Jason Dsouza as a casualty and professional lines underwriter. Dsouza will directly report to Argo Re (DIFC) chief underwriting officer, Lina Hantas. ...
Colony Specialty, a member of Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, is offering business auto coverage along with its general liability and pollution coverages through its environmental division. According to the company, the ...
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Independent specialist broker, BMS has selected Sequel to run its insurance and reinsurance broking systems in the London market, the US and Bermuda. According to the brokerage firm, BMS will change all its legacy systems with just one ...
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The US business group of Sun Life Financial has established a dedicated Small Business Center, offering brokers and their clients' access to life, disability, and dental products for employee groups with 2-24 people. The firm said that ...
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Sun Life Financial has introduced a flexible set of voluntary group disability insurance options, including Voluntary Short Term Disability (VSTD) and Voluntary Long Term Disability (VLTD) for workers. According to life insurer, the ...
Bermuda-based reinsurance specialist Validus Holdings has appointed Mahmoud Abdallah to its board of directors with immediate effect, expanding the board to ten members. Validus chairman and chief executive officer Ed Noonan said: ...
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France-based insurance firm AXA's plans to re-enter Taiwan insurance market were rejected by Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). AXA's Bermuda-based insurer had submitted its application to FSC in January 2012 to establish a ...
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Aspen Insurance Holdings has appointed John Worth as the group's chief financial officer, effective from 1 November 2012 and subject to relevant regulatory approval. Succeeding Julian Cusack, interim Aspen Group chief financial officer, ...
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Aspen Insurance has named Richard Aldorisio as executive vice president of casualty insurance unit, which now includes excess and primary casualty, with effective from 4 September 2012. Having 30 years of underwriting and management ...
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