Risk
Growing Drone Risks Evident in Spike of Collisions and Close Calls
Aviation regulators are investigating a flurry of collisions and close calls between consumer drones and aircraft, encounters they say pose significant risks to the flying public. Canadian ...
Prudential Financial Will Buy 13.1% Stake in Peak Re
Prudential Financial is buying a 13.1 percent stake in Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. The deal is taking place through a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. ...
Cybersecurity High on Executives’ Lists; Relatively Few Have Plan to Address It
Most executives now see cybersecurity as a major risk management priority, but relatively few have a plan in place to address it or are confident their companies can deal with the problem. The ...
DroneBase Raises $12M in New Financing; Insurers Among Drone Operator’s Customers
DroneBase raised $12 million in new funding to expand its drone operations services for insurers and other businesses. Union Square Ventures and Upfront Ventures co-led the round. DJI and new ...
Takata’s U.S. Air Bag Settlement to Include Up to $130M of Automaker Money
A group of 13 automakers will contribute as much as $130 million to compensate those injured by faulty Takata Corp air bag inflators as part of a deal to resolve the Japanese company's bankruptcy, a ...
Intense Downward Pricing Pressures Loom for Marine P&A Clubs, A.M. Best Warns
While the balance sheets of clubs operating in the marine protection and indemnity (P&I) sector are generally strong, underwriting discipline will be tested over the February 2018 renewal period, ...
Commercial Property Rates Rising by Double Digits: Willis Towers Watson
Commercial property insurers are pursuing double-digit rate hikes in the wake of 2017's historic natural catastrophes and the $143 billion in global estimated insured losses they caused. But ...
Kemper, After Tough Q4, Will Pay $1.3B for Infinity Property and Casualty
Insurer Kemper Corp will acquire Infinity Property and Casualty Corp for about $1.3 billion in cash and stock to boost its nonstandard auto insurance business, the two companies said on Tuesday. ...