German insurer Munich Re, which owns Hartford Steam Boiler, appointed a new chief executive to the company. Greg M. Barats, 54, of Avon, will be chief executive officer of HSB Group Inc., the ...

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.’s trademark locomotive logo will be paired with another familiar insurance name – parent company Munich Re. The insurer of technical ...

Munich Re said in a statement that it planned to complete its purchase in the first quarter of 2009. Hartford-based HSB is a specialty unit focused on engineering insurance and inspection.

German reinsurer Munich Re, parent of Connecticut's Hartford Steam Boiler, sees potential for expansion in the United States, possibly through acquisitions, Reuters reports, citing a German ...

Having built out its Hartford Steam Boiler division into one of the strongest providers of these combined inspection and insurance services, Munich Re has sought to develop this strategy using the ...

Munich Re agreed to buy HSB, whose main asset is the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co, in December for $742 million. The company provides coverage for a range of risks ...

Munich Re is to buy Hartford Steam Boiler, a specialist in engineering risks, from troubled insurer AIG for $742m (£500m) in cash – $458m less than it paid for the business eight years ago.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. AIG was closing in on a deal Sunday to sell its Hartford Steam Boiler unit to Germany’s Munich Re for a ...

Munich Re is the largest reinsurance company in the ... business within Munich’s global specialty insurance business is Hartford Steam Boiler. Founded in 1866, this business has three main ...