Commercial Lines
Most Insurers Plan to Add Employees or Maintain Current Staffing: Jacobson/Aon Study
Most insurance companies plan to either maintain current staffing or add new employees over the next 12 months, The Jacobson Group and Aon plc have found. At the same time, their new Semi-Annual U.S. ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Biogen and Kroger
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. piled funds into biotechnology company Biogen Inc. and supermarket operator Kroger Co. as it trimmed some of its bank wagers in the last few months of 2019. ...
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AIG CEO Duperreault on P/C Insurance Turnaround: ‘This Inflection Point Was Critical to Achieve’
In a world of giant public companies with a global reach, $12 million may not seem like much. For American International Group, it's a very big deal. In the 2019 fourth quarter, AIG reported $12 ...
Ironshore Expands, Realigns Wholesale Distribution Platform
Ironshore, the Liberty Mutual specialty insurance company, has expanded and realigned its wholesale distribution platform with local offices headed by branch managers. The company believes the new ...
Storm Ciara (AKA Sabine) Could Cause $2B in Insured Losses: RMS
Total insured property losses from storm Ciara, which was named Sabine in Germany, could be between 1.1 billion and 1.8 billion euros ($1.2 billion-$1.95 billion), catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS ...
Delta Will Invest $1B to Limit Global Air Travel Climate Impact
Delta Air Lines Inc said on Friday it will invest $1 billion over the next decade in initiatives that would limit the impact of global air travel on the environment, the first airline to make a ...
Big Brother Is Watching, and More CM Risk Alerts
Imagine if someone could just snap your photo on the street and quickly find out who you are and where you live. Clearview AI's facial recognition app makes it possible. A class-action lawsuit ...
SCOR Buys Majority Stake in Brazil MGA Focused on Agriculture
Global reinsurer SCOR said it has acquired a majority stake in AgroBrasil, an MGA focused on distributing fruit and grain loss of crop quality and yield insurance protection to Brazilian farmers. ...