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The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Was One for the Record Books
A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season that saw the highest number of named storms officially came to a close Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the 2020 Atlantic ...
U.S. States Reportedly Plan to Sue Facebook Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with ...
Partnerships or Acquisitions? How Carriers Can Speed Their Digital Evolutions
While most carriers have embarked on the digital innovation journey, the results have been mixed. Although personal insurance carriers have made more headway over the past several years, the ...
UK-Based Reinsurer Conduit Holdings Sees Stock Rise After $1.1B London IPO
Reinsurer Conduit Holdings Ltd. rose as it started trading in London after a 826 million-pound ($1.1 billion) initial public offering, the second largest by a British company on the London Stock ...
Legal, Cultural Backlash Likely to Prevent U.S. Employers From Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine
Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash, experts ...
Chubb Gives COO Keogh Added Title of President
Chubb has given longtime Chief Operating Officer John Keogh the added title of president. As before, Keogh will continue to report to Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg, and he'll continue to ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI and AXIS Re
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named an insurance industry veteran to lead its downstream energy property insurance underwriting in Europe. AXIS Re hired a new head of its Japan ...
Allianz to Grab Westpac’s General Insurance Unit for $535M
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp will sell its general insurance arm to German insurer Allianz for A$725 million ($535 million), it said on Wednesday, further trimming its portfolio to beef up ...