Global Economy
PartnerRe Getting New CFO, First-Ever Chief Operations Officer
Some executive leadership changes are coming to global reinsurer PartnerRe. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mario Bonaccorso plans to retire on March 31, 2020 to pursue a new ...
Cambridge Mobile Telematics and Investor SoftBank See $$$ in Autonomous Vehicles
As of 2018, Cambridge Mobile Telematics was in a sweet spot. The Massachusetts-based company launched in 2010 was independent and had become profitable. Its technology used by insurers and others to ...
Hyundai, Kia Set Aside $758M to Resolve Class Action Suits Over Engine Fires
Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp have earmarked 900 billion won ($758 million) to settle U.S. class action litigation and address engine-related issues in the United States and South ...
EU Warns Next-Gen 5G Networks Present Increased Cybersecurity Risks
The European Union warned on Wednesday of the risk of increased cyber attacks by state-backed entities but refrained from singling out China and its telecoms equipment market leader Huawei ...
Climate Change Fallout: FEMA May Have to Buy Millions of Flood-Prone Homes
As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won't be able to afford it, and the U.S. isn't prepared for a massive, government-subsidized migration away from ...
London Company Market Premiums Surpass 8 Percent Growth in 2018
Gross written premiums written by the London company market have increased by 8.1 percent to $34.7 billion in 2018, according to a report published by the International Underwriting Association ...
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 ...