Global Economy
Executives On The Move at Hamilton Insurance Group and Everest Insurance
Hamilton Insurance Group appointed a new executive who will be focused on strategy and corporate development. Everest Insurance hired a vice president focused on marketing and distribution.
AIG Chooses Lyons as Its Next Chief Financial Officer
American International Group has a new chief financial officer. Mark Lyons, a former Arch Capital executive, is taking on the position along with the title of executive vice president after joining ...
Q&A Website Quora Discloses 100 Million Users Hit by Security Breach
About 100 million users of Quora were affected by unauthorized access to one of its systems by a "malicious third party," the knowledge-sharing website said on Monday. Account information, including ...
UK Can End Brexit If It Wishes, According to EU Top Court Opinion
The U.K. should be allowed to reverse Brexit, according to an advisory opinion from the European Union's top court that will fuel the campaign to thwart the divorce. The opinion, which isn't binding, ...
#MeToo Era Leaves Male Execs Forming Controversial Strategies Covering Interactions With Women
No more dinners with female colleagues. Don't sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings. In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman ...
Allianz, Mitsui Sumitomo Reportedly Finalists in Bid for Malaysia Auto Insurer
Allianz Malaysia Bhd. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. have been shortlisted to proceed to the next round of bidding for AmGeneral Insurance Bhd., in a deal that could value Malaysia's ...
Judges Skeptical About Combining 3M, DuPont Suits Over Cancer-Linked Chemicals
Creating a massive lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals found in around a third of Americans' drinking water got a skeptical reception in federal court Thursday. A panel of seven judges in Manhattan ...
Applied Systems, Others Pursue Risky Practice of Acquiring Incremental Debt
First the companies tapped the loan market. Not long after that, they came back for more. Corporations like Bausch Health Cos., a drugmaker, telecom provider Sprint Corp. and Applied Systems Inc., an ...