Leadership & Strategy
NAIC Forms New Committee on Innovation, Cyber, Emerging Tech
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted on Dec. 16, 2021, to form a new Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee to address the insurance implications of ...
Financial Council Warns Climate Change, Stablecoins Are Systemic Risks
Climate change, the rapid growth of "stablecoins" and financial innovations that led to frenzied trading of GameStop Corp shares early this year are threats to the U.S. financial system that merit ...
Offshore Wind Project Spurs Legal Challenge From Oil Lobby and U.S. Fishing Industry
Members of the U.S. commercial fishing industry are teaming up with an oil industry-backed lobbying group to fight offshore wind energy development on the East Coast, according to documents reviewed ...
Zurich Will Acquire AlphaChat, an Estonia-Based Conversational AI Company
Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Estonia-based company AlphaChat, which provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology for customer service automation, to further enhance the ...
Swiss Re Reorganizes Group Operations; Names Ladva as Group CTO
Swiss Re is appointing Pravina Ladva as group chief digital & technology officer and member of the group executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Group Chief Operating Officer Anette Bronder ...
Arctic Region Broke Heat Record in 2020
An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a Siberian town last year during a prolonged heatwave that caused widespread alarm about the intensity of global ...
Kin Seals Acquisition Deal Involving 43 State Insurance Licenses; Reverse Merger Pending
Kin Insurance, an InsurTech focused on home coverage and related technology, has completed the acquisition of an inactive insurance carrier holding licenses in 43 states. "Kin's advantages are most ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Zurich and CLARA Analytics
AIG hired a new Global Head of Strategy and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG). Zurich North America picked a new Head of Sustainability Underwriting. CLARA Analytics hired a new ...