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Bermuda Market Leaders Assert Their Region is a Post-Brexit Haven
Four leaders of Bermuda market groups quickly issued statements last week to allay any fears that the fallout from the UK's Brexit vote would hit their market as well. "In a global economy, Bermuda ...
Lightning Could Threaten Millions of Homes Built With a Type of Gas Tubing
Lightning strikes occur approximately 25 million times each year in the U.S., as reported by the National Severe Storms Laboratory. As summer approaches, storm producing lightning strikes could ...
Zurich’s UK General Insurance Head Departs; Replacement Named
The CEO of Zurich Insurance's UK General Insurance business is departing, and the insurer has already named a replacement as it proceeds with a reorganization. Vibhu Sharma, who spoke at a FT life ...
Execs See London Insurance Market as Weathering Brexit Storm
Brexit has created great uncertainty for the UK, the European Union and perhaps the world. Pretty much everyone agrees on that. But there is less agreement about how an EU exit will affect London's ...
Fatal Crash of Tesla on Autopilot Spurs NHSTA Investigation
U.S. regulators are investigating a fatal accident involving a Tesla Motors Inc. sedan that was driving on autopilot, drawing scrutiny to a key technology the electric-vehicle maker is betting on for ...
Marsh: 2015 Federal Terrorism Reinsurance Renewal Kept Market Stable
Passage of the updated U.S. federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2015 has helped maintain certainty and stability for the U.S. market even as the nature of terrorist acts has changed. Marsh noted ...
GE’s Slimmed Down Financing Arm Sheds ‘Too Big To Fail’ Designation
General Electric Co.'s slimmed down financing arm shed its "too big to fail" designation on Wednesday, no longer deemed by the U.S. government "systemically important" and so liable to wreck the ...
July 4 Weekend Could See a Surge in Traffic Deaths
U.S. traffic fatalities over the Independence Day weekend will probably climb this year to the most since 2008 as an improved economy and lower gas prices encourage more people to get behind the ...