Risk
Hurricane Maria Insured Loss Estimates Vary Widely in Focus
Catastrophe modeling firms are beginning to issue preliminary estimates of the insured losses left in Hurricane Maria's wake. RMS Said Insured Losses Could Have Been Worse RMS predicted that the ...
Generali’s German Arm Plans Life Insurance Run-Off in Early 2018
Generali Deutschland has launched the next phase of its program to reorganize in Germany, which is one of Generali's core markets. The program is designed to strengthen and streamline operations, ...
Bill to Ensure Private Policies Meet Flood Insurance Requirement Passes House
The House of Representatives voted 264-155 today to pass bipartisan legislation that encourages the sale of private flood insurance in place of policies from the federal government in high risk areas ...
Beazley Warns of $150M Profit Hit From Hurricanes, Mexico Earthquakes
Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley said on Friday it reckoned that its losses from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the Caribbean and southern United States and a series of earthquakes in Mexico ...
AIG Reportedly to be Freed From U.S. Systemic-Risk Designation
U.S. regulators are planning to release American International Group Inc. from the special government oversight ordered for the insurer after its central role in the 2008 financial crisis, according ...
US. Senators Announce Deal on Self-Driving Car Legislation
Two U.S. senators said late on Wednesday that they had reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at easing hurdles to getting self-driving cars to drivers. U.S. Senator John Thune, a Republican ...
Chubb Inks Multiyear Distribution Deal With Asia’s DBS Bank
Chubb inked a new multiyear distribution deal with DBS Bank, a financial giant that will give it even deeper market penetration in Asia. The agreement calls for Chubb to distribute general insurance ...
Cyber Attacks Are Getting Ubiquitous and Expensive for U.S. Businesses: Hartford Steam Boiler
Cyber attacks have gotten so bad that just over half of U.S. businesses have reported one over the past year, and a large majority of those targeted spent substantial money to investigate and ...