Global Economy
Old-School Carriers Are Joining Digital Exchanges, Adding Twist to Marketplace Competition
Major U.S. insurers are joining new digital exchanges to sell not only their own policies but also those of rivals, a fresh twist in an industry known for fierce competition. The powerful new ...
London Adapts to a Post-Brexit Financial World
High in the skyscrapers that have taken root in its warren of medieval streets, City of London grandees are plotting a post-Brexit regulatory revamp to rival New York. The City, as London's ...
CEO Confidence, Now at Pre-Pandemic Levels, Focuses on M&A and More: KPMG Survey
Global CEO confidence is back at pre-pandemic levels, and optimistic executives are looking at M&A, strategic alliances and sustainability measures to help transform their business, according to ...
Munich Re Reigns Supreme as Top Global Reinsurer: AM Best
Munich Re replaced Swiss Re as the largest reinsurer in AM Best's annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance groups in 2020, marking a return to a position that it last held in 2017. Swiss Re ...
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, ...