Brand Management & Sales
Google’s Schmidt: Insurance About to ‘Explode’ With Uses for Big Data
Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said new technologies that help companies analyze vast amounts of digital information have the power to bring change to the insurance, health-care and ...
Consumer Bureau Hands Title Insurers Win Over Mortgage Disclosure Rule
A U.S. rule that would have wrapped title insurance into the total costs listed on a simplified mortgage-disclosure form was dropped by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after industry ...
Swiss Re Acquiring Stake in Brazil’s Sul America
Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second- largest reinsurer, agreed to buy an 11 percent stake in Sul America SA from ING Groep NV to expand in Brazil. The reinsurer will also purchase a 3.8 percent holding ...
Allianz Expects Boost from Asia, Brazil, East Europe Markets and Cyber Liability, Energy Products
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said markets such as Asia, Brazil and eastern Europe as well as products that protect against cyber risks will increase revenue at its industrial insurance unit. ...
Group Bidding for AIG’s Aircraft Leasing Firm Adding Backers: Report
Taiwanese tycoon Richard Tsai and Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua are in talks to help fund a $4.2 billion bid for American International Group Inc.'s aircraft- leasing unit, three people with ...
Allianz Looks to Boost U.S. Presence, Improve Fireman’s Fund: Bhojwani
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, said it is committed to bolstering operations in the U.S. after international rivals scaled back in the country. "It is a monster market," Gary Bhojwani, the ...
JPMorgan’s #AskJPM Twitter Hashtag Backfires Against Bank
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the target of at least eight Justice Department investigations, was mocked and taunted by Twitter users after asking followers to send questions to an executive using the ...
Agent Commissions Steady But Rising Ad Costs Lift Expense Ratios: Fitch
Even though revenues have climbed for property/casualty insurers in the recent years, underwriting expense ratios "remain stubbornly high," according to a new report by Fitch Ratings. Fitch's ...