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Commercial premiums down 15% for AIG
August 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group Inc. reported Wednesday its net income was $1.13 billion during the three months ending June 30 and its Q2 combined ratio in personal insurance improved 5.9 points from last year, but the combined ratio in commercial insurance…
Larger liability claims expected to become more expensive, complex: AGCS
March 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThere is increasing potential for “larger liability claims to become more expensive, complex and international, demonstrating the pervasive and long-term nature of liability losses,” suggests a new global claims review released Thursday by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Industrial,…
AIG, National Indemnity ink reinsurance agreement covering long-tail prior-year commercial casualty
January 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAmerican International Group Inc. said Friday it “expects a material prior year adverse development charge” during the three months ending Dec. 31, 2016 and that National Indemnity Company (NICO) has agreed to reinsure 80% of losses on certain reserves for…
Fairfax’s Newline insurer to open German office
December 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterNewline Insurance Company Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., announced Tuesday it has received regulatory approval to open a new branch office in Cologne. Newline, which writes international casualty and cargo coverage, is part of…