Risk
The Latest Launches From CNA, Endurance and Beazley
CNA launched new coverage designed to address M&A issues among insurers. Endurance unveiled a new workers compensation insurance product available to one of its divisions. Beazley just doubled ...
GM Wins Third Ignition-Switch Trial, Though Many Lawsuits Remain
General Motors Co.'s victory in a Houston courtroom Thursday makes the carmaker three for three in trials related to an ignition-switch defect, but its legal entanglements may stretch on for years. ...
Millennial Small Business Owners Better at Addressing Risks: Nationwide
Millennial business owners may be far better at addressing professional risks than their older counterparts, a new Nationwide study has found. Their attentiveness to various kinds of ...
Central Italy Earthquake Destroys Towns, Kills at Least 63 People
A powerful earthquake hit central Italy in the middle of the night, destroying small mountain towns and burying victims in the rubble of collapsed buildings. At least 63 people were killed, Italian ...
Report: AIG In Early Talks to Sell Lloyd’s Insurance Business
American International Group Inc is in early talks to sell Lloyd's of London Ltd's insurance operations to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. ...
Reinsurers’ Catastrophe Defenses Weakened by Hedge Fund Rivals
It won't take another Hurricane Katrina for reinsurers to face losses from covering the cost of storms and earthquakes. Competitors such as hedge funds have eroded prices so much that a typical year ...
Many Railroads Make Little Progress Adopting Safety Technology
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a ...
Uber Embraces Self-Driving Trucks With Otto Acquisition
Ride service Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it has acquired the self-driving trucks startup Otto, and it also announced that Volvo Car Group has agreed to a $300 million alliance to develop ...