Commercial Lines
Executives On The Move at AXA XL and Willis Towers Watson
AXA XL appointed an executive to handle Political Risk and other business lines. Willis Towers Watson named a new Head of Broking for North America. *** AXA XL has appointed Dane Mahoney as Global ...
Argo Group Makes Four Executive Appointments as Part of Streamlining Effort
Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has made a number of new executive appointments designed to help streamline its organizational structure. "These organizational changes will ...
Bayer Loses Yet Another Appeal of Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Verdict
Bayer AG's Roundup woes deepened as it lost another appeal of a jury verdict finding its weed killer causes cancer, the company's third consecutive appeals court loss of the cases that have gone to ...
Record Disaster Claims Slam German, Chinese Insurers as Extreme Weather Intensifies
Extreme precipitation in mid-July resulted in the costliest flooding events on record for German and Chinese insurers, which face potential losses of $6.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, ...
Aviva Will Return $5.5B to Investors; Activist Shareholder Wants More
British insurer Aviva pledged on Thursday to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.5 billion) to shareholders, sending its shares surging, but activist investor Cevian Capital demanded more. Cevian, ...
Zurich CEO Greco Advocates Carbon Tax to Punish Polluters
Zurich Insurance Chief Executive Mario Greco wants governments to levy a carbon tax and remove the incentive for socially irresponsible companies to maximize profits by polluting the environment, he ...
There’s Some Progress in the Global Battle to Reduce Cyber Risks: Aon
Despite the worsening cybersecurity climate, there's been some global progress in developing strategies to reduce risk, a new Aon report asserts. "We are seeing a new level of collaboration between ...
Who Is Returning to the Office? Carrier Management Wants to Know
Carrier Management wants to know when, and if, you're planning a return to the office after more than 18 months and counting of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some carriers and other companies in the ...