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Fraud Probe Proceeds Concerning Exxon’s Disclosure of Climate Change Financial Risks
Exxon Mobil Corp.'s attempt to derail a multistate fraud probe into whether the company fully disclosed to investors the financial risks of climate change was dealt a major blow after a Texas judge ...
Bedbugs Help Drive Increase in U.S. Animal-Related Insurance Claims
Bedbugs in hotel rooms and aggressive peacocks are some of the creatures behind an uptick in animal-related insurance claims filed by U.S. businesses, according to a study published on Thursday by ...
Brussels Wins as Lloyd’s Choice for Post-Brexit EU Hub
Lloyd's of London, the insurance market founded in the British capital in 1688, plans to open a European Union hub in Brussels following the U.K. vote to leave the bloc. The company expects the ...
Slice Labs’ Pay-Per-Use Rideshare Insurance App Enters Real-World Test Phase
About a year after its debut, insurance tech startup Slice Labs said it has completed a pay-per-use rideshare insurance app. The next step: testing the technology with "a select set" of rideshare ...
Brexit Has Officially Begun
Prime Minister Theresa May filed formal Brexit divorce papers on Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom into the unknown and triggering years of uncertain negotiations that will test the cohesion of ...
U.S. Personal Auto Rate Hikes Weren’t Enough to Halt Weakening Market: Fitch
U.S. personal auto underwriters increased premium rates "significantly" in 2016. But here's the thing: it wasn't enough. Loss trends are still outpacing rate changes. Also, the U.S. P/C industry ...
Global Insured Disaster Loss Events Climbed 43% in 2016: Swiss Re
Global insured losses from disaster events hit $54 billion in 2016, up 43 percent from the previous year, as countries around the world dealt with earthquakes, storms, floods, wildfires and other ...
Brussels or Luxembourg? Lloyd’s Will Reportedly Choose One as EU Hub
Lloyd's of London, the world's largest speciality insurance market, will this week pick Brussels or Luxembourg for its planned European Union subsidiary, after Dublin had been an early favorite, ...