Sword Group, a global software and services company, announces the formation of a new division dedicated to providing software and services to the global insurance market.
A sizable earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone, located in the central U.S., could cause $300 billion in direct economic losses from the immediate states impacted, according to a recent report.
Tropical storm Alex became the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season late yesterday and has halted about 25 percent of crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and 9 percent of natural-gas output.
Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of the global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has appointed James Byng as resource group leader for its international and specialty reinsurance business, the company announced.
Although reinsurance prices were down for the June 1 renewals, one reinsurance executive recently speculated that price hikes in the insurance loss warranty (ILW) market