Chartis to cancel 3,000 insurance policies for Australian soldiers in Afghanistan

Chartis Insurance, an international insurance group based in the U.S., has announced that it will be canceling the death and disability insurance policies of some 3,000 Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The move is spurred by a shrinking insurance pool and a high rate of cancellations and payouts on claims. The company, which is a subsidiary of AIG, claims that the cancellations were necessary in order to continue providing benefits for holders of health policies. The problem, however, is that the Australian government is now left to handle the cost…

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Chartis adds reputation risk insurance product to its offerings

Chartis insurance company has announced that it has added ReputationGuard, a reputation insurance product, to its available policies, and that it will help to protect policyholders with the aftermath of threats to their reputation. This policy was developed by the Executive Liability division at Chartis. It provides policyholders with access to crisis communications and reputation professionals and gives them coverage for any costs that are incurred as a result of the impact or possible effect of negative publicity. What they came up with was an innovative new form of coverage…

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