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  • The Hartford Hires Chartis U.S. Underwriting Chief Tucker
    February 22, 2012 1:57:27 PM

    Hartford Financial Services Group announced three senior management appointments, including Tom Tucker as chief underwriting officer of commercial markets and head of specialty casualty. He will start his post at The Hartford on February 27. He will report to Doug …
  • EU Seeks Legal Opinion on Global Copyright Pact
    February 22, 2012 1:46:40 PM

    The European Union’s executive said on Wednesday it would refer a disputed global agreement to tackle online piracy to the bloc’s highest court to check whether it complies with EU fundamental rights. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which also aims to …
  • Anti-Piracy Group SOS SaveOurSeafarers Welcomes UK Gov’t. Support
    February 22, 2012 1:16:19 PM

    SOS SaveOurSeafarers has issued the following statement following a conference in London on Somali piracy, organized by the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office, held at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Giles Heimann, Chairman of the Group …
  • Belgian Gov’t. Names Former FERMA President Dequae to Dexia Board
    February 22, 2012 1:03:09 PM

    The Government of Belgium has appointed Marie Gemma Dequae, currently a scientific advisor to the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and a past president of the federation, as an independent director of Dexia Bank Belgium and its subsidiary …
  • Best Assigns ‘A-’ Ratings to Assurances Mutuelles de France
    February 22, 2012 1:00:09 PM

    A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Assurances Mutuelles de France (AM), both with stable outlooks. AM is a mutual reinsurer member of Covéa, …
  • OneBeacon Completes Sale of AutoOne Business to New York’s Interboro
    February 22, 2012 12:44:04 PM

    OneBeacon Insurance Group said today it completed the sale of its AutoOne business to Interboro Holdings Inc. of of New York. The transaction, which was announced on Aug. 31, 2011, included AutoOne Insurance Company and AutoOne Select Insurance Company, along …
  • 2 Virginia Localities Declared Primary Disaster Areas
    February 22, 2012 12:31:20 PM

    Isle of Wight County and the city of Suffolk in Virginia have been declared as primary disaster areas because of damage caused by excessive heat, storms and excessive rainfall in 2011. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said …
  • Louisiana Rig Worker Settles with BP Over Explosion
    February 22, 2012 12:21:23 PM

    A Louisiana woman who was a cook on the BP PLC-leased drilling rig that was rocked by a deadly explosion in 2010 has settled her personal-injury claims against the oil giant and other companies involved in the disaster. Oleander Benton’s …

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