Zurich North America Commercial’s Accident & Health (A&H) group and Presidio Reinsurance Group announced today their formation of a strategic relationship to provide a broad range of risk-relief programs to the health care market.
As industry leaders with a long-term commitment to the accident and health industry, Zurich and Presidio will leverage their extensive portfolio of [...]

Guidewire Software®, a leading global provider of solutions to property/casualty (general) insurers, announced that Zurich Insurance Company (Zurich Japan), the third largest foreign general insurer in Japan, has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter® as its new end-to-end claims management solution. ClaimCenter is currently being implemented to process Zurich Japan’s auto claims, with plans to extend it [...]

Zurich, a leading global property and casualty insurance provider, today announced the availability of its Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Liability Insurance and Geologic Sequestration Financial Assurance (GSFA) offerings. These specialized products are designed to meet the unique insurance needs of CCS projects from design over operational phases through to closure and post closure events [...]

Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider in North America and globally, today announced Julie Dunai has been appointed head of its Environmental unit. In this role, Dunai will oversee all aspects of the unit’s operations, which deliver insurance solutions addressing professional liability and environmental risk.
Dunai brings more than 19 years of insurance industry [...]

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Mondial Assistance International AG (MAIAG) (formerly Elvia Reiseversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG) (Switzerland) and its subsidiary, the Jefferson Insurance Company (New York). The outlook for all ratings remains stable.
The ratings reflect MAIAG’s excellent business profile as [...]

Following the redomestication of ACE Limited’s holding company to Zurich in July 2008, the ACE Group has now taken the additional step of founding a new Swiss insurance company. The new company – ACE Insurance (Switzerland) Limited, a subsidiary of ACE Limited – will manage the insurance and reinsurance business of the Zurich branch [...]

Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited announced today that it has appointed Patrick Boisvert as Chief Financial Officer in addition to his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer of the group’s main operating company, Flagstone Reassurance Suisse SA. Patrick will continue to be based in the Martigny, Switzerland office. James O’Shaughnessy will continue as Chief Financial Officer [...]

Zurich, a leading commercial property and casualty insurance provider in North America and globally, announced today the introduction of Z Link, a new integrated commercial general and pollution liability policy designed to provide a flexible and affordable insurance solution that addresses risks from casualty and pollution exposures. This policy enables customers who otherwise might not [...]

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Financial industry is available in its catalogue.
World Insurance Industry Market Brief
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The global outlook series on the Insurance Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. An easy guide to What, Why, When, How, Where, and Who of [...]

For the third year in a row, Saxo Bank has been awarded FX Week’s Best Bank for FX for Investors. The Copenhagen-based online trading and investment specialist was again voted into the top spot by FX market professionals and readers of the industry’s flagship publication.
The FX Week Best Bank Awards are considered a benchmark for [...]