Chartis and All Risks Ltd., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based independent wholesale brokerage, are expanding their relationship to include a program for temporary staffing agencies.

A New York, N.Y.-based insurance company entered a reinsurance agreement with another insurer that will provide $575 million in protection against hurricanes and earthquakes in the U.S.

Low interest rates and political unrest are two insurance industry challenges that life insurers and property-casualty companies say keep them awake at night.

American International Group’s Chartis property-casualty business has new leadership and structure as it seeks to align accountability with long-term results.

American International Group Inc. said its property-casualty insurance unit, Chartis, could face more than $1 billion in catastrophic losses from incidents in the first quarter of this year.

The Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, N.C., acquired from Chartis, the property-casualty and general insurance company, the “Miracle on the Hudson” airplane, made famous Jan. 15, 2009, when Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, 57, landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.

Chartis expanded its education and training program for financial services professionals who advise high net worth individuals and families.

A Berkeley, N.J.-based core division of Chartis has been renamed to Growth Enterprises, as it sheds its Small Business division name.

As it works to stabilize its operations and repay billions in federal bailout funding, American International Group reported $1.5 billion in net income through its core insurance business for the first quarter of 2010.

A Tioga County, N.Y., contractor was arrested after investigators say he claimed damage from a faulty plumbing fixture was more than seven times the actual damage incurred.