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Generali Invests in (Environmentally Friendly) Electric Scooter Startup
Italy's biggest insurer Generali has bought a stake in Ridemovi, which offers bicycle and electric scooter sharing services, to help it expand in Italy, Spain and beyond. Ridemovi, which operates ...
AXA Won’t Cover Ransomware Extortion Payments Anymore in France
In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ...
AIG CEO Zaffino Expects Life & Retirement Partial IPO by Year-End
AIG is full speed ahead with IPO plans for part of its Life & Retirement division and hopes to pull the trigger by the end of 2021, President and CEO Peter Zaffino said. Those plans have a few ...
Jobs Might Be in Jeopardy if Workers Refuse COVID Vaccine
Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it's any other day. The only difference is, when she gets there she expects to be fired. That day is the deadline her employer, ...
Buffett Said Berkshire Hathaway Benefited From U.S. Economy’s Unexpected Strengths
Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway Inc is being lifted by a U.S. economy faring far better than he predicted early in the coronavirus pandemic, though investor euphoria is making ...Slice Labs CEO Attia Adapts After a Challenging COVID Year
About a year ago, two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Slice Labs laid off about a third of its staff due to the coronavirus-related economic environment. Like many other startups, the company ...
Business Travelers Eager to Fly Again, With Focus on Extra Precautions: Chubb Survey
Business travelers are itching to travel again for work and life, but most remain concerned at the same time about contracting COVID-19 and favor extra precautions, according to a new global survey ...
Majority of Insurers Plan to Up Their Digital Transformation Spend in 2021
2021 is set to be a year that no one forgets, with COVID-19 forcing disruption on every business, industry and person on the planet. The insurance industry received one of the most significant blows ...