Emerging Markets
WEF Bringing Insurers, Tech Firms Together to Tackle Risks From Drones, Driverless Cars
The World Economic Forum is bringing insurers, tech firms and governments together to find ways to tackle risks from new technology such as drones and driverless cars, it said on Thursday. Tech firms ...
Corporate Social Responsibility Can Get a CEO Fired: Research
CEOs are increasingly encouraged and even pressured to invest in reducing a company's carbon foot print, make the firm more diverse and focus on product safety. But researchers from the University of ...
Every insurer evaluating property risk today is running the same math: more perils, more models, more data sources, and not...
The Latest Launches From Willis Towers Watson, Beazley/Generali and RMS
Willis Towers Watson launched an active shooter/armed intruder readiness program for senior living communities. Beazley is partnering with Generali Brazil to manage data breaches for Generali's ...
Chubb Inks Multiyear Distribution Deal With Asia’s DBS Bank
Chubb inked a new multiyear distribution deal with DBS Bank, a financial giant that will give it even deeper market penetration in Asia. The agreement calls for Chubb to distribute general insurance ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Turns to India for Multiple Insurance Opportunities
General Re, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. which won a license to open an Indian office in May, is seeking a larger slice of the world's fastest-growing reinsurance market. The ...
Promoting the Wrong Person Can be Right for Your Company
Consider this: Sometimes it can be in a company's best interest to promote the wrong person for the job. Yes, that sounds counterintuitive, and a new blog posting based on research by Daniel Barron ...
Russian Reinsurer Seeks Expansion into China, India, Middle East, Africa
Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) aims to expand into China, India, the Middle East and Africa to increase income from premiums and diversify beyond Russia, the chief executive said. ...
Irma Insured Losses Will Hit Between $35B-$55B: RMS Estimate
Hurricane Irma likely caused between $35 billion and $55 billion in insured losses in the U.S. and the Caribbean combined, according to the latest estimate from catastrophe modeler RMS. Broken down, ...