Emerging Markets
Anbang Insurance Seized by Chinese Government; Founder Charged With Fraud
China's government seized temporary control of Anbang Insurance Group Co. and will prosecute founder Wu Xiaohui for alleged fraud, cementing the downfall of a politically-connected dealmaker whose ...
Executives From AIG, Lloyd’s, Hamilton and More Sound Off on Insurance Industry Careers
What do insurance industry executives have to say about today's insurance careers? They gave their thoughts as part of the third annual Insurance Careers Month, which kicked off with the annual ...
Obscure N. Korea Cyber Espionage Group Reportedly Broadens Reach
A North Korean cyber espionage group previously known only for targeting South Korea's government and private sector deepened its sophistication and hit further afield including in Japan and the ...
Prudential Financial Will Buy 13.1% Stake in Peak Re
Prudential Financial is buying a 13.1 percent stake in Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. The deal is taking place through a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. ...
‘Hyper-Learning’ Could Be Good Tool to Rapidly Transform Your Company
Hyper-learning — the process of continuously learning and unlearning — is a way to help transform companies and other large organizations trying to adapt in the Digital Age, a University of ...
The Sleeping Giants of Emerging Tech
Emerging technologies receive a great deal of interest and activity today in the insurance industry. Autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, drones, the Internet of Things and blockchain, among ...
AIG, AXA Vets to Staff Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance’s New Dubai Office
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company will start doing business in Dubai and staff its office there with AIG and AXA veterans. BHSI has its insurance license from the Dubai Financial ...
SoftBank CEO Son Follows Warren Buffett’s Example in Proposed Swiss Re Investment
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group Corp.'s billionaire founder and CEO, is taking a step toward becoming a digital-age Warren Buffett. SoftBank has entered talks to buy as much as a third of reinsurer ...