The resignation announcement, which appeared on the Berkshire Hathaway Web site, follows convictions of former top Gen Re CEO Ronald Ferguson and Christopher Garand, former Gen Re senior vice presiden

Regardless of the insurance cycle, he added, the creative use of captives continues and companies are becoming more comfortable using them "in an ever increasing amount of risk management needs. That'

Regardless of the insurance cycle, he added, the creative use of captives continues and companies are becoming more comfortable using them "in an ever increasing amount of risk management needs. That'

Corporate risk managers are the beneficiaries of a market with continually falling insurance rates, in the largest quarterly drop since 2005, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey of policy renewal p

A library finds that rare maps have been pilfered for years, national archives were discovered to have been stolen when they appeared on eBay, and artifacts from a space museum were recovered after

Luke Savage, director, finance, risk management and operations in London, told National Underwriter that the favorable results were a combination of limited catastrophes, strong underwriting, high res

Swiss Re said David Blumer, formerly chief executive officer for Credit Suisse Group's Asset Management division, has been appointed head of Swiss Re financial markets and member of the firm's Executi

According to the report, reinsurers will face an increasing volatility this year as support available from investment income and reserve redundancy falls away. It also sees competition heating up in t