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Consumers Excited to Exchange Personal Data for Cheaper Financial Products; Privacy Remains a Concern
Carriers focusing on telematics and other tools that measure customer behavior in exchange for lower prices may be onto something. A new Accenture report has found that insurance or banking products ...
2018: A Big Year for U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Results
U.S. P/C insurers' net income soared in 2018, thanks in part to premium increases, higher net investment income and fewer catastrophe losses, A.M. Best concluded in a new report. Industry net income ...
SEC May Sue VW Over Diesel Breach Nondisclosure
Volkswagen AG may face a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over the carmaker's failure to disclose to investors that its diesel vehicles didn't comply with emission standards, according ...
Boeing’s Success in Defeating U.S. Lawsuits Could Be Challenged by Ethiopia Crash
The crash of Boeing Co's 737 MAX 8 passenger jet in Ethiopia raises the chances that families of the 157 victims, even non-U.S. residents, will be able to sue in U.S. courts, where payouts are larger ...
Self-Driving Cars Still Elicit Fear From Americans
Seven in 10 Americans don't want to go anywhere near self-driving cars. The portion of Americans who fear autonomous vehicles—71 percent in the American Automobile Association's latest survey—is ...
EU Leaders Will Mull Pressing Britain for Long Brexit Delay
European Union leaders will consider pressing Britain to delay Brexit by at least a year to find a way through its domestic deadlock, the chair of next week's EU summit said on Thursday. "I will ...
AGCS Unveils Coverage for Auto Parts Manufacturers Slammed by a Product Recall
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has started offering coverage for auto parts manufacturers, enabling them to reduce expense risks related to a recall. Allianz's specialist corporate insurer ...
Hamilton CEO Albo Credits Strategy, Excellent Timing as Leading to New Acquisition Deal
Strategy plus some remarkably good timing helped lead to Hamilton Insurance Group's first acquisition deal under the leadership of CEO Pina Albo. On March 14, Hamilton announced it would acquire ...