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Brexit Escape Clause Goal of Lawsuit Filed in Irish Court
A lawyer and a trio of Green party politicians filed an Irish lawsuit seeking to give the U.K. a last-minute Brexit escape clause if public sympathy turns against leaving the European Union during ...
Rail Risks in Focus: Trump’s Promise of Continued Deregulation and Investment Keeps Insurance Opportunities on Track
The growth of short-line and regional railroads over nearly three decades, coupled with safety advancements, have fueled new opportunities for specialty insurers in the United States—and a new ...
The Latest Launches From AIG and Allianz
A division of Allianz is debuting a video streaming service that lets customers send images in support of their property claims. AIG in the UK will give its customers the ability to upload accident ...
Uber Self-Driving Car Program at Risk; Engineer Allegedly Stole Trade Secrets
A judge said he's inclined to slap an order on Uber Technologies Inc. that may impede its self-driving car program after being told its director won't testify because he faces possible criminal ...
China’s Fosun International Reportedly Wants Pre-IPO Investors for Reinsurance Arm
Fosun International Ltd., the Chinese insurance-to-tourism conglomerate, is seeking investors for a minority stake in its reinsurance business ahead of a possible initial public offering, according ...
Market Pressures Rise for Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers: A.M. Best
Bermuda market insurers and reinsurers are beginning to experience lower profits, a deterioration in both return on equity and combined ratio as well as the drying up of favorable reserve ...
Lloyd’s 2016 Underwriting Profit Takes Hit From Higher Natural Catastrophe Losses
Lloyd's reported 2016 pretax profit of £2.1 billion pounds ($2.6 billion). That's level with 2015, despite a worsening of the market's combined ratio at 97.9 percent, compared with 90.0 percent in ...
Insurers Risk Triggering Government Regulation Without Responsible Big Data Usage: Fitch
For insurers, the new world of big data and analytics is one that's relatively unregulated. With that in mind, executives would do well to use these technologies responsibly so they don't stimulate ...