International News

The International Labour Organization announced the availability of a new book, Protecting the poor: A microinsurance compendium, published with Munich... Read More

The threat of the bird flu virus mutating into a strain capable of causing a pandemic intensifies amidst a growing... Read More

ACE Canada, a division of the ACE Group of Companies, has appointed Karen Barkley as president and chief executive officer.... Read More

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its ratings and outlooks on the European subsidiaries of Zurich-based global reinsurer Swiss... Read More

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, has launched SelectCat, which... Read More

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services recently published a report entitled “Austrian Insurance Ratings Set To Stay Stable For Next Two... Read More

Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. intends to raise approximately $1.0 billion from an offering of Fixed/Floating Series E Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference... Read More

The European Council, a working group of EU country ministers, concluded its meeting in Brussels on Friday, March 9, with... Read More

Lord Peter Levene, Chairman of Lloyd’s, reminded an appreciative audience in Singapore that “Asia is an exciting place to be... Read More

A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “bbb” and has affirmed the financial strength rating... Read More