Global Economy
Insurers Balk at Coverage for New Satellites as Space Debris Swells
An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to the devices that transmit texts, maps, videos and scientific ...
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, Marsh and Strategic Risk Solutions
The Hartford appointed a new head of the Western Division for the company's Middle and Large Commercial Insurance business. A former Willis Towers Watson executive joined Marsh's Chicago office as ...
As COVID Cases Rise Again, U.S. Business Travelers Scale Back Travel Plans
With the COVID-19 Delta variant pushing infections higher again, U.S. business travelers are scaling back their travel plans, a new survey has determined. Approximately 67 percent of respondents said ...
Zurich Insurance Appoints Mantero as New Group Chief Strategy Officer
Zurich Insurance Group named a new Group Chief Strategy Officer, promoting from within. Paolo Mantero, currently Chief Financial Officer Commercial Insurance, will take on the job effective Jan. 1, ...
China Regulator Reportedly Probing Ping An Insurance’s Property Investments
China's banking and insurance sector regulator is probing Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd's investments in the property market, two people with knowledge of the matter said, after the firm ...
Microsoft Warns Thousands of Cloud Customers About Exposed Databases
Microsoft on Thursday warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some of the world's largest companies, that intruders could have the ability to read, change or even delete their ...
New Product Alert: Cloud Outage Insurance, Amped-Up Specialty Insurance, Cyber Cover Twist
ELEMENT and Parametrix Insurance are partnering on parametric cloud outage insurance for companies in Germany. Mosaic Insurance and DXC Technology have launched an insurance technology platform that ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI, QBE and Zurich Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance added an executive to its leadership team in Europe. QBE International boosted its Latin America focus with executive additions to its regional team in Miami ...