Commercial Lines
Specialty Broker USI Insurance Services Will Snatch Up U.S. Risk Insurance Group
Dallas-based property/casualty program and specialty brokerage firm U.S. Risk Insurance Group (U.S. Risk) announced it has agreed to be acquired by USI Insurance Services (USI). The transaction is ...
Alleged China Hacking May Draw Coordinated EU Response
European Union member states are considering a possible joint response to cyber attacks allegedly conducted by a Chinese state-linked hacker group after the U.K. presented evidence last month about ...
EU Urges UK PM May to Endorse Permanent Post-Brexit Customs Union
European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday British Prime Minister Theresa May should endorse a permanent customs union with the bloc - as proposed by the opposition Labour party - ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Holborn Corp. and the Global Insurance Accelerator
AIG picked a new head of communications for its Investments organization. Holborn Corporation hired a veteran Gen Re executive. The Global Insurance Accelerator brought on a new executive who will ...
January Winter Storms, Extreme Cold Caused $1B in U.S. Econ Losses: Aon
January's cluster of winter storms and extreme cold have likely caused $1 billion in economic losses in the United States, according to Aon's January 2019 Global Catastrophe Recap. A number of ...
Suit Accuses CBS Execs of Selling Stock Before Disclosing Moonves Sexual Harassment Claims
CBS Corp. executives sold more than $200 million in company shares before disclosing to the public claims of sexual harassment against former CEO Les Moonves and other network officials, a California ...
Job Losses Expected as AXA XL Merges European Teams
AXA's $15 billion acquisition of XL Group last fall will lead to further integration, consolidation and job cuts, according to a draft plan the company released on Feb. 12. The M&A deal between ...
Tesla Model 3 Goes Global With Europe, China Expansion
For Tesla Inc. investors, the last year was all about whether the company could make enough cars at a stable rate. This year is going to be all about who would buy those cars. As Tesla gears up to ...