Leadership & Strategy
AIG Hires Novae Veteran as New Reinsurance Head
American International Group brought on a former Novae group executive to lead its reinsurance and other divisions. Charles Fry joined the company as head of Reinsurance, Operations and ...
Berlin’s Simplesurance Has Sights Set on U.S. With Cross-Selling Insurance Software and More
Based on the edge of Berlin's trendy Mitte district in bright, open offices, Simplesurance is yet another InsurTech startup seeking to transform insurance. It is also eyeing the U.S. for future ...
The Latest Launches From Willis Towers Watson, Beazley/Generali and RMS
Willis Towers Watson launched an active shooter/armed intruder readiness program for senior living communities. Beazley is partnering with Generali Brazil to manage data breaches for Generali's ...
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative Expands With 23 New Members
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) announced it has expanded with 23 new brokers and re/insurers entrants, which will help with B3i's upcoming market testing program. B3i's new ...
Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon Give Insurers Innovation Inspiration
As insurers seek inspiration to drive innovation, it makes sense to turn to modern-day tech titans to find useful ideas that might be adapted for the insurance industry. Innovation is the lifeblood ...
AIG Shoots for Expansion Now That ‘Too Big To Fail’ Status Is Going Away
Now that American International Group Inc. is no longer too big to fail, it has a goal: Get bigger. The U.S. freed the New York-based insurer from enhanced regulation, removing the scarlet letter it ...
Generali’s German Arm Plans Life Insurance Run-Off in Early 2018
Generali Deutschland has launched the next phase of its program to reorganize in Germany, which is one of Generali's core markets. The program is designed to strengthen and streamline operations, ...
US. Senators Announce Deal on Self-Driving Car Legislation
Two U.S. senators said late on Wednesday that they had reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at easing hurdles to getting self-driving cars to drivers. U.S. Senator John Thune, a Republican ...