Global Economy
Executives On The Move at Sompo International and Liberty Mutual
Sompo International Holdings Ltd. promoted two executives. Liberty Mutual named a financial industry executive to its board of directors. *** Sompo International Holdings Ltd. named Thomas Brazil ...
Facebook ‘Unintentionally Uploaded’ Email Contacts of Up to 1.5M Users
Facebook Inc. said it may have "unintentionally uploaded" email contacts of 1.5 million new users since May 2016, in what seems to be the latest privacy-related issue faced by the social media ...
Travelers Reports Improved Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses
Insurer Travelers Companies Inc.'s quarterly profit beat analysts' estimates on Thursday, as improved underwriting and lower catastrophe losses offset a decline in net investment income. New ...
Major European Insurers Expect France to Shoulder Notre-Dame Rebuilding Cost
Major European insurers expect France to bear the bulk of the cost of rebuilding the Notre-Dame Cathedral after a fire tore through the eight-centuries-old Paris landmark on Monday. The cost of a ...
An Explanation About Uber’s ‘Heavy’ Dependence on Insurance
Uber Technologies Inc., on its way to an initial public offering that some media reports say could raise $10 billion, might not be in the position it is in without insurance. "Our business depends ...
Most Hotel Websites Accidentally Leak Guests’ Personal Data: Symantec Research
Two out of three hotel websites inadvertently leak guests' booking details and personal data to third-party sites, including advertisers and analytics companies, according to research released ...
The Hanover Starts Offering Customer-Facing Digital Platform Using CoverWallet Tech
The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a customer-facing digital platform designed to help independent agents acquire new business customers including freelancers, contractors and others. Dubbed ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Re and PartnerRe
The leader of a major AXIS Re division is retiring, and someone is being promoted from within to replace him. PartnerRe hired an outside executive to help run its Americas division. *** AXIS Re ...