Jan 28

Steve Cooper has been appointed president of United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurer based in New Berlin, Wis., and a subsidiary of

Jan 22

Validus Holdings announced that it has priced a registered offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 8.875 percent Senior Notes due 2040. They are to be sold to the public at a “price …

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Validus Prices Debt Offering; S&P Rates Issue ‘BBB-’; Affirms Ratings

Jan 21

Willis North America (WNA), a unit of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), named Alastair Swift to its senior management team as chief placement officer, effective immediately. Swift will report to …

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Willis North America Appoints Swift as Chief Placement Officer

Jan 12

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has stated that its ratings on Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (currently 'A' with a stable outlook) and related entities are not affected by the …

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S&P Comments on RenRe’s Management Changes; No Rating Change

Jan 8

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

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Denton to Lead Argo Group’s U.S. Specialty Property Initiative

Jan 4

Willis Group Holdings announced that its reorganization has been completed and the new parent company of the Willis Group – known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company …

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Willis Completes Change in Country of Incorporation to Ireland

Dec 23

Florida-based insurer United Insurance Holdings Corp.

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Peiso Named CFO at United Insurance Holdings

Dec 21

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Platinum Underwriting Holdings Ltd.

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S&P Raises Platinum Holdings Ratings to ‘BBB+’; Insurance Subs Rated ‘A’

Dec 14

Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.

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FSA, Lloyd’s Approve Montpelier Re’s Paladin Agency as Coverholder

Dec 11

Insurance administrator CRM Holdings is being sued for $405 million by New York’s workers compensation board and faces a separate $150 million lawsuit by the state attorney general over its …

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New York Officials Sue Workers’ Compensation Trust Manager CRM

Dec 10

A.M.

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Best Sees No Ratings Change from Torus, Sideris Re Merger

Dec 8

Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, today called on corporate leaders to recognize and address the risks facing business at the start of a …

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Willis Chairman Asserts Risks Have Changed

Dec 8

Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has named Scot A. Housh president and CEO of Willis’ Minnesota operations, effective immediately

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Willis Appoints Housh to Head Minnesota Operations

Dec 8

Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd.

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PartnerRe Completes PARIS RE Acquisition

Nov 24

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Nov 16

Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Eric Joost as national partner, North American Specialties.

Nov 10

The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., the successor to Texas insurer Argonaut, announced the appointment of N. James Tees as chief accounting officer and treasurer, and Rip …

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Argo Group Appoints Tees and Reeves to Finance Team

Nov 10

Willis Europe BV, a division of Willis Group Holdings Limited, announced the appointment of Niek Post as Chief Executive Officer of its Dutch operations, effective immediately.

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Willis Appoints New Netherlands CEO

Oct 19

Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Thomas V.

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Willis Names Ealy National Partner for Midwest Region

Oct 15

AAU Comp, a subsidiary of USG Holdings, has introduced a new Grocery Store Program. This program is designed for the retail industry and will be based out of AAU's new location in El Segundo, …

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AAU Rolls Out New Grocery Store Program

Oct 14

Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited, has announced a series of management changes and a new organizational structure “designed to respond to the …

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Willis Re in Global Reorganization

Oct 8

Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. announced that Anthony Taylor will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in a Non-Executive capacity effective January 1 …

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Taylor Moves to Non-Executive Chairman of Montpelier Re Holdings

Sep 30

Sears Holdings Corp. agreed to pay a record $6.2 million to settle a lawsuit by the U.S.

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Sears to Pay Record $6.2 Million to Settle Employment Bias Case

Sep 29

Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that it has entered into definitive agreements amending the acquisition structure of PARIS RE Holdings Limited (Euronext:PRI), the French-listed, Swiss-based …

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PartnerRe to Pursue Acquisition of the Remainder of PARIS RE Shares

Sep 23

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its preliminary 'BBB-' senior unsecured debt, 'BB+' subordinated unsecured debt, and 'BB' preferred shares ratings on Fairfax Financial Holdings …

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Ratings Recap: Fairfax (debt), Swiss Re (notes), Rembrandt,

Sep 11

Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. has agreed to sell Zephyr Insurance Co., Inc. to Zephyr Acquisition Co., an acquisition vehicle of Ocean Harbor Holding Inc.

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Hawaii Group Buys Hurricane Insurer Zephyr from Kingsway

Sep 11

Willis HRH, the North American retail business of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has named Jason M. Richardson as managing partner of its Colorado operations

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Willis HRH Appoints Richardson in Colorado

Sep 9

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit rating on Bermuda-based IPC Holdings Ltd. to 'BBB-' from 'BBB' and removed it from CreditWatch, where it was placed on June …

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Ratings Recap: IPC Re, Polish Re, Tunis Re

Sep 8

Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced that it has completed its acquisition of IPC Holdings, Ltd., which Validus said, creates, “a leading carrier in the Bermuda short-tail reinsurance …

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Validus Completes IPC Acquisition

Sep 1

Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has purchased of a 15 percent interest in Alltrust Insurance Company of China for approximately US$66 million, subject to final approval by the Chinese …

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Fairfax Financial Purchases 15% of China’s Alltrust Insurance

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