Emerging Markets
The Latest Launches From Chubb and The Hartford
Chubb unveiled an enhanced version of a tool it offers to help an organization spot global cyber threats. The Hartford launched an updated iteration of a policy designed to deliver tailored insurance ...
The Times They Are A-Changin’: How the Rise of Autonomous Vehicles Will Impact Insurers
As insurers and investors alike get excited about new growth opportunities like cyber insurance and new parametric products, it's easy to forget about the technologies and cultural trends that will ...
AAIS Working Groups Seek to Broaden Industry Use of Blockchain Platform
The American Association of Insurance Services is trying expand the use of its blockchain platform across different segments of the property-casualty insurance industry. AAIS, a non-profit insurance ...
Greater Scrutiny of Argo Executive Compensation Began Before SEC Stepped In
After an Argo Group activist shareholder clamored for greater oversight of executive compensation for much of 2019, the investor appears to be finally getting its wish. On Oct. 8, Argo disclosed that ...
Markel Sells Brazilian Insurance Operations to Division’s Executive Team
Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., announced that it has sold its insurance operations in Brazil to its existing executive team. Markel ...
Cyber Risks Reign Supreme Among Businesses of All Sizes
Cyber risks are the top concern among businesses of all sizes. Of the 1,200 business leaders who participated in an insurer-sponsored survey, 55 percent said they worry some or a great deal about ...
Selective Establishes Student Loan Repayment Program for Staff and Potential Hires
Selective Insurance Company has started offering a student loan repayment program to both employees and potential hires. The program is being handled through Selective Insurance Company of America, ...
Risk Alert: Is Water Making Us Fat?
Drinking water: a commodity so abundant in modern society that we rarely give it much thought. At least until recently with two dramatic discoveries. First, the discovery of lead-contaminated water ...