E&S/Specialty

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The level of global investment in renewable energy is surging, but as this industry grows, new risks are emerging and firms are trying to find ways to manage them. Currently, insurance represents the most common mechanism to transfer risk to third parties, according to a Swiss Re-sponsored report from the...

Reinsurer Validus Holdings on Monday withdrew its offer for peer Transatlantic Holdings, ending a months-long hostile takeover battle.

On the heels of a report from one rating agency showing that U.S. property and casualty results are down for the first nine months of 2011 compared to 2010, another rating agency reports that 2011 third quarter net income for its rated companies, at $1.6 billion, is also down sharply...

Key milestones in the battle for Transatlantic, presented in a timeline. Alleghany Corp. and Transatlantic have agreed on a $3.4 billion cash-and-stock deal.

Specialty commercial insurers continue to lead the way for property and casualty insurers underwriting results for this years first nine months, but results overall are down sharply compared to same period in 2010, according to a Fitch Ratings analysis.