Global Economy
Maher Leaves Markel to Join AXIS as Senior Cyber Underwriter
A veteran of Markel and Beazley is joining AXIS Insurance as a senior cyber underwriter. Andrew Maher will be based in London and report to Dan Trueman, global head of cyber and technology at AXIS. ...
The Latest Launches From The Hartford, Slice Labs and Allied World/Fairfax
The Hartford launched new coverage to help corporations and other entities with international exposures manage their credit and political risks. Slice Labs Inc. now offers its Insurance Cloud ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo International and Nationwide
Sompo International Holdings said it is boosting its cyber insurance capacity through the launch of a new U.S. team focused on the risk as well as a number of new products and services. Nationwide is ...
AIG Returns to CLO Market for First Sale Since 2008 Financial Crisis
American International Group Inc. has returned to the red-hot collateralized loan obligation market as an asset manager with its first sale since the financial crisis. The $500 million transaction is ...
U.S., Britain Sign Post-Brexit Covered Agreement for Insurance
The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday they intended to sign a new bilateral insurance agreement with Britain that will provide insurance market regulatory certainty ...
Sweden’s Wildfires Just One Sign of Growing European Climate Disaster
Hannele Arvonen, the owner of one of Sweden's largest lumber yards, is spending the winter months planning for a new and unexpected threat to her business: regular wildfires raging just south of the ...
Brexit Will Cause ‘Slow Puncture’ of Britain’s Financial Sector
Life in London's financial district will appear little changed when Britain leaves the European Union on March 29, defying predictions of an exodus of high-flyers to rival centers like Paris, ...
Big Coal Wants Taxpayers to Cover Costs of Anti-Pollution Technology
Some of the world's biggest fossil-fuel producers are calling on taxpayers to help them kick their pollution habit. The world's biggest oil, natural gas and mining companies are stepping up their ...