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Financial Firms, Regulators Urged to Be More Agile on Cybersecurity Risks
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Thursday that financial firms and regulators should be more agile and share information to better combat cybersecurity threats. Financial ...
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Reorganization Plan Leaves A.M. Best Rating Unchanged
The financial and credit ratings of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. (MSI) remain unchanged following an announcement by its parent company, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (MS&AD), that it plans ...
Arch Re to Snatch Up Aspen Re’s Global Credit and Surety Business
Arch Reinsurance said it will acquire global credit and surety renewal rights from Aspen Re, now that the latter company is exiting the line. Both parties have also agreed to start additional ...
A Corpse Adds to Old Mutual’s Ongoing Problems
Old Mutual Ltd. is in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons. The 174-year-old insurer was forced to apologize after a grieving family brought a corpse to one of its branches so the company ...
Hippo Makes an Acquisition Intended to Strengthen Its Home Insurance Services
Hippo Insurance has acquired an early-stage startup designed to beef up its digital home insurance services for clients. The InsurTech startup and managing general agent said it snatched up Sheltr, a ...
GM Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Racketeering in New Corruption Lawsuit
General Motors Co. hit Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV with a blockbuster racketeering lawsuit, alleging a years-long bribery and corruption scheme that has sent United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler ...
Another Business Interruption: Mass California Power Outages Return
Power supply to about 150,000 California homes and businesses is expected to be shut off on Wednesday, in the latest precautionary outage planned by utility giant PG&E against wildfire risks ...
Aon Acquires CoverWallet, Coveting the Growing Small Biz Digital Insurance Marketplace
Aon said it has agreed to acquire InsurTech startup CoverWallet in a bid to boost its presence in the growing digital insurance market for small and medium-sized business customers. Neither side ...