Commercial Lines
AXA, W.R. Berkley Finance Startups Focused on Cybersecurity Ratings, Digital Coverage
AXA joined a $50 million financing for an information security company that rates companies' cybersecurity readiness. W.R. Berkley Corp. led a $12.5 million funding round for a startup with an ...
Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Email Harassing Incident
A Lloyd's of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding ...
Two Oil Tankers Damaged in Suspected Attack Near Persian Gulf
Two oil tankers were damaged on Thursday in a suspected attack near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, stoking fears that high-stakes diplomatic efforts won't avert a military confrontation between ...
World’s Biggest Beer Brewer Opens Israeli Cybersecurity Unit to Help Counter Attacks
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world's largest beer maker, said on Thursday it was opening a cybersecurity unit in Israel to help protect itself from a growing number of attacks. Israel is a ...
Property/Casualty Insurance in the Age of ‘Humane Automation’
Welcome to the age of "humane automation." As organizations ramp up technology investments in search of greater efficiency, a global conversation is emerging around the need to use artificial ...
The Latest Launches From Zurich and Everest Insurance
Zurich has a new hurricane deductible buy-back program. Everest Insurance expanded its workers compensation capabilities for the marine industry. *** Zurich has launched Cat4Home, a new hurricane ...
Consortium Launches Effort to Better Understand Insurance Industry Issues, Opportunities for Women
A wide-scale effort is launching that is designed to develop better understanding of issues and opportunities for women in the insurance industry. The Million Women Mentors' Women in Insurance ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Re, BHSI and W.R. Berkley Corp.
AXIS Re hired a new executive to help manage its Lloyd's operations. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance appointed a Chubb veteran to run its expanded operations in Australia. A veteran executive ...