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Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century leveled dozens of buildings on the eastern side of the island, killing at least four people and disrupting some chip production lines. The quake hit at 7:58 a.m. local time Wednesday …

Swiss Re announced that Andreas Berger will become group chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2024, taking over from Christian Mumenthaler, who will step down. “The board unanimously determined that Andreas Berger is the right person to build on the …

Emerald Bay Risk Solutions has launched as a property/casualty insurance fronting carrier, backed by Bain Capital Insurance and headed by a group of insurance veterans who have fronting experience. Calling itself a “collaborative underwriting carrier,” the new entity hopes to …

DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash on a busy Dallas highway …

Public health groups sued US regulators a second time for failing to follow through on a plan to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in Northern California claims that the Food and Drug Administration …

American International Group and a group of its excess and surplus lines subsidiaries have filed suit against Dellwood Insurance Group and three former AIG executives who launched the nationwide E&S lines insurance holding company about a month ago. According to …

Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the biggest egg producer in the US, has culled roughly 3.6% of its flock after birds at a Texas facility tested positive for avian flu, adding to concerns over a widening outbreak. Nearly 1.6 million laying hens …

Tokio Marine HCC – Cyber & Professional Lines Group (CPLG), a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies based in Houston, Texas, named two new vice presidents and a head of emerging markets. CPLG appointed Patrick Gallic as …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) named a new head of Transaction Liability in Canada and has also promoted two executives in Europe within the claims and customer & broker engagement teams. Chres Lee has been named head of Transactional Liability …

Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking group, announced the acquisition of Henry Seymour & Co. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will introduce to the business a team of 22 professionals, an office located in Sutton, England, as …