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Insurance CEOs Worry More About Disrupters Than Execs in Other Industries: PwC
Insurance CEOs are more concerned than leaders in other industries about combined disruptive threats to their revenue growth prospects, according to findings from the 20th annual "PwC Global CEO ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Ironshore and More
Chubb expanded its Global Cyber Facility with endorsements for property and casualty. Ironshore Specialty Casualty formed a dedicated Oil & Gas Facility. The International Drone Racing ...
Pending New York Cybersecurity Regs Risk Raising Loss Potential: Fitch Ratings
New cybersecurity regulations in New York could raise loss potential for insurers, even as they fuel premium growth for both the cybersecurity and directors and officers sectors, Fitch Ratings said ...
Small Business Insurers Blend Know-How and Tech to Stand Their Ground as Upstart Challengers Threaten
The Hartford is one of the longtime, traditional players in the small business insurance market; Hiscox USA is relatively new to the market. Both claim success as major U.S. players in the space. The ...
DuPont, Chemours Will Fork Over $671M to Resolve Chemical Leak Lawsuits
DuPont and Chemours Co have agreed to pay $671 million in cash to settle thousands of lawsuits involving a leak of a toxic chemical used to make Teflon, the companies said on Monday. Shares of ...
Summer Weather Predictions Toughen With La Niña’s Demise
With the end of a Pacific La Nina and no clear signal of where ocean temperatures are heading, predicting spring and summer weather that will impact agriculture and energy markets just got a little ...
Willis Re Tallies $39.5B in Natural Catastrophe Insured Losses for 2016
Insured loss estimates from major natural catastrophes totaled $39.5 billion during 2016, which is the highest level since 2012 when market losses totaled $60 billion, according to a report published ...
Former AIG Chairman Greenberg Admits to Wrongdoing in Longstanding New York Fraud Lawsuit
Former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg admitted to participating and approving two fraudulent reinsurance deals as part of a settlement over a decade-old fraud ...