International News

Swiss-based reinsurer Converium AG has reached agreement with National Indemnity, a Berkshire Hathaway company, to sell its North American operations... Read More

A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to “A+” (Superior) from “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating... Read More

Arch Reinsurance Ltd. is opening a branch office in Zurich, Switzerland. The new office will focus on regional business that... Read More

BMS, the parent company to the North American based reinsurance intermediary, BMS Vision Re, announced that Alexander Johnston will become... Read More

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, famous for his daredevil stunts, says he’s frustrated by Hollywood’s safety rules. “There are so... Read More

Oil companies in Nigeria are being hit with rising costs due to kidnappings of their staff that have become so... Read More

A court in eastern France last week threw out a lawsuit by families of victims of a 1992 plane crash... Read More

Time and resource constraints are hindering risk managers’ efforts to help their organizations prepare for catastrophes, such as power outages,... Read More

XL’s President and CEO Brian M. O’Hara told delegates at the company’s global risk conference in Boston that P/C insurance... Read More

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “B” (Fair) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bb”... Read More