Risk
Regulatory Tools Too Focused on Individual Company Risks
Regulatory tools to assess risk in the financial sector focus too much on individual companies, according to a new report from HEC Paris business school. While regulators have been working to ...
The Hartford CEO Swift to Become Next AIA Chairman
The Hartford Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift is taking on a primary leadership role with one of the property/casualty industry's main lobbying groups. Swift is slated to become chairman of the ...
AIG Scores a Fitch Ratings Affirmation and Swiss Re Deal
Fitch Ratings gave American International Group a small bit of good news, even as the property/casualty insurance giant struggles to reorganize, respond to profitability declines and deal with ...
U.S. Tornadoes Hit Seven-Year February High: Aon Report
Losses from severe storms and tornadoes that struck much of the U.S. in February could amount to more than $1 billion, including hundreds of millions of dollars of damages that will probably be ...
Apple Ransomware Attack Contained; More Mac Attacks Likely
The first known ransomware attack on Apple Inc.'s Mac computers, which was discovered over the weekend, was downloaded more than 6,000 times before the threat was contained, according to a developer ...
QBE Inks Analytics Outsourcing and Insurance Agent Specialty Coverage Deals
QBE Insurance forged two separate deals that will allow it to outsource analytics work as well as launch specialty coverage for insurance agents and brokers. As far as the analytics arrangement, ...
Allianz Will Reportedly Sue VW Over Share Drop
German insurer Allianz plans to sue Volkswagen over the sharp drop in its shares as a result of the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. If ...
Executives On The Move at Ironshore, Liberty Mutual, Selective, and More
Ironshore International added a new underwriting manager to help build up its terrorism coverage in Asia Pacific. Selective Insurance's CFO is retiring. Liberty Mutual and Sompo Canopius AG promoted ...