Commercial Lines
Yahoo Data Breach Victims Allowed to Sue in the United States
Yahoo has been ordered by a federal judge to face much of a lawsuit in the United States claiming that the personal information of all 3 billion users was compromised in a series of data breaches. In ...
$80 Billion: The Price Tag for UK, EU Companies With a No-Deal Brexit
Companies in Britain and the European Union face an extra 58 billion pounds ($80 billion) in annual costs if there is a no-deal Brexit, with Britain's vast financial sector set to be the worst-hit ...
The Latest Launches From Hiscox and Willis Towers Watson
Hiscox said it has added new coverage options to its insurance policy for U.S. businesses in the mental health industry. Willis Towers Watson developed a new product that provides finance and risk ...
Specialty, Niche Business Lines Are 2018’s Insurance M&A Targets: Conning
Targeted P/C insurance mergers and acquisitions should continue in 2018 after they slowed down to a trickle last year, Conning said in a new report. The predicted M&A behavior for the rest of ...
Cyber Crimes Are Growing and Getting More Complex in Europe
Attempts at digital espionage and online political manipulation in Europe are on the rise both in number and in complexity, the Netherlands' main intelligence agency said Tuesday [March 6] in its ...
A Brexit Deal May Not Happen Until 2019
U.K. officials don't expect to clinch a Brexit deal until two months before exit day, increasing the chances of chaos for executives and lawmakers. European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier has ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Stand to Gain From New Tax Law: Moody’s
The impact of the new U.S. tax law is credit positive for U.S.-based insurance companies and will boost profitability for many of these firms, particularly those that have been paying high effective ...
Blackstone Eyes Insurance With Expansion Into Portfolio Risk Analytics
Blackstone Group LP has bigger plans for insurance companies than just managing their money. The world's largest private equity firm is expanding into a lucrative business dominated by BlackRock ...