The Hartford executes insurance plans
US insurer The Hartford has reiterated its plan to increase its shareholder value by growing its property/casualty division – strategy it said made good progress in the first quarter.
Beecher Carlson plans key investments
Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, the specialised large account subsidiary of Brown & Brown, is embarking on a number of strategic investments.
Helios profit surges; appoints CFO
Helios Underwriting has posted a strong set of results for 2013. Its profits increased by 88 percent on the back of a number of acquisitions.
ACE online platform to cover multinational lines
ACE Group has enhanced its ACE Worldview portal to provide its multinational clients and brokers with online access to claim and detailed loss information for all multinational lines of business.
Brokerslink restructures in EMEA region
Brokerslink, the global independent insurance broker network, has reorganised its previous Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) trading area by splitting it into two separate regions: Europe and Middle East & Africa (MEA).
Ironshore appoints Latin America manager
Ironshore has appointed Norbert Kruger as regional manager of surety for Latin America and the Caribbean.
HCC appoints former QBE exec to board
Specialty insurer HCC Insurance has appointed Susan Rivera as an independent member of the company's board of directors.
Moody’s forms global Islamic finance group
Moody's Investors Service has formed a dedicated global Islamic finance group (IFG) to meet the growing demand for Islamic finance credit ratings and research, as Islamic capital markets, insurance products and banking continue to register double-digit growth rates.
IIS launches stock index monitor
The International Insurance Society has launched a service designed to monitor the performance of insurance stocks globally.
Xchanging expands Indian presence
Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider, has expanded its Indian presence with the opening of a second office in Gurgaon.
