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Lloyd’s Lab Innovation Program Chooses 11 InsurTech Startups for Next Cohort
Lloyd's announced the next 11 InsurTech start-ups that are participating in the sixth cohort of its Lloyd's Lab innovation accelerator program. These InsurTechs will be focused on creating simpler ...
Climate Change Law for Financial Firms Introduced in New Zealand, a Global First
New Zealand has become the first country to introduce a law that will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business, minister for climate ...
AIG, Lemonade, Among Insurers Who Signed Letter Opposing Laws Restricting Voting Rights
A handful of insurance industry executives signed a letter from hundreds of major companies, corporate leaders and celebrities released on Wednesday stating opposition to laws restricting voting ...
Global Regulators Pressured to Refine Climate Change Risk Rules for Banks
Global banking rulemakers need to undertake further analysis to clarify if lenders need to build up bigger capital buffers to cover possible environmental risks, the Swiss-based Basel Committee of ...
EU Regulators Extend Until July 27 Their Deadline on Aon/WTW M&A Deal
European Union antitrust regulators have extended until July 27 the deadline for their decision on Aon's $30 billion bid for rival Willis Towers Watson, a European Commission filing showed on ...
Aon Launches Protection for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Through New Industry Collaboration
Global professional services firm Aon plc has introduced a new offering, through broad industry collaboration, that will provide supply chain protection for global COVID-19 vaccine shipments. Using ...
CEO Viewpoint: Why SMBs Need Standalone Cyber Cover
It is well known that small and medium businesses (SMBs) face an ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks. Sixty-three percent of SMBs, surveyed in fall 2019—prior to COVID-19 lockdowns—reported ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Reiterates a Call for Litigation Reform
Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is reiterating a call for litigation reform nationally and at the state level to address what he said is a "systemic" worsening of the legal environment and its ...