Global Economy
Disaster-Prone Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds
The Philippines, among the world's most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major calamities, in conjunction with the World Bank. ...
Generali Reportingly Prepping a Bid for MetLife European Assets
Assicurazioni Generali SpA is preparing to make a formal bid for the European assets of MetLife Inc. following months of talks, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Italian insurer has been ...
Financial Firms, Regulators Urged to Be More Agile on Cybersecurity Risks
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Thursday that financial firms and regulators should be more agile and share information to better combat cybersecurity threats. Financial ...
Liberty Mutual’s Kelley, Who Led Ironshore to Its Acquisition, Plans to Retire
Liberty Mutual executive and former Ironshore CEO Kevin Kelley plans to retire at the end of 2019, the company disclosed on Nov. 21. Kelley, currently Liberty Mutual's vice chairman for Global Risk ...
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Reorganization Plan Leaves A.M. Best Rating Unchanged
The financial and credit ratings of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. (MSI) remain unchanged following an announcement by its parent company, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (MS&AD), that it plans ...
Boeing Reports Settlement of More Than Half of Lion Air Crash Lawsuits
Boeing Co has settled more than half of some 118 cases related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday. ...
A Corpse Adds to Old Mutual’s Ongoing Problems
Old Mutual Ltd. is in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons. The 174-year-old insurer was forced to apologize after a grieving family brought a corpse to one of its branches so the company ...
Aon Acquires CoverWallet, Coveting the Growing Small Biz Digital Insurance Marketplace
Aon said it has agreed to acquire InsurTech startup CoverWallet in a bid to boost its presence in the growing digital insurance market for small and medium-sized business customers. Neither side ...