Underwriting
Global Businesses’ Biggest Risk Fears: Cyber Attacks, Populist-Driven Political Instability
The threat of cyber attacks and political instability resulting from rising populism are among the biggest worries for businesses around the world, according to a study of companies in 79 countries. ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore, Argo Group and RMS
Ironshore International boosted the capacity for its Terrorism & Sabotage coverage insurance programs. A division of Argo Group International Holdings, combined with a partner, is now offering ...
British PM May Watches Quietly as House of Lords Debates Brexit Law
The U.K. House of Lords began debating the draft law that would allow Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Britain's departure from the European Union, with some members seeking to make changes that ...
Telematics, Autonomous Vehicles Could Jumpstart a Struggling Commercial Auto Sector: Conning
Commercial automobile insurance has been a trouble spot in the industry in recent years, and a multitude of factors have combined to create the problem. But technological changes such as driverless ...
Unlike Some Automakers, Ford Is Fully Committed to Developing Totally Autonomous Cars
As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers ...
Global Insurance Rate Decreases Moderated Yet Again in Q4: Marsh
Global insurance rate decreases moderated on average for the fourth consecutive quarter, down 3.1 percent (compared to the previous quarter's decrease of 3.2 percent), according to Marsh's Global ...
Allianz Profit Climbs, $3.2B Share Buyback to Come
Allianz SE reported a 23 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income and announced its first-ever share buyback as Europe's biggest insurer makes good on a promise to return excess cash to ...
CNA Brings on Ex-Endurance Exec Worman as Chief Underwriting Officer
CNA has chosen a former Endurance executive to fill the newly-created position of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. Douglas Worman will take on his new duties on March 7. He'll ...