Global Economy
UK PM May, Facing Leadership Challenge, Warns Her Brexit Deal Remains Only Option
Theresa May said a challenge to her leadership would be a distraction from negotiating with the European Union, and that any new prime minister would face the same issues she does, as she urged ...
Swiss Re Backs Cover of U.S. Solar Power Output Risks
A tool designed as an insurance policy for solar-power generation will be used to manage the risk associated with U.S. residential systems for the first time as part of a financing agreement backing ...
Global Insurance Regulators Delay Applying ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label to Carriers
Global insurance regulators will put off singling out insurers deemed so important to the financial system that they are required to hold extra capital, in a victory for companies such as American ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual, Hamilton Re and Willis Towers Watson
Liberty Mutual Insurance appointed four executives who will beef up the technology capabilities of its chief information officer. Hamilton Re hired away a Hiscox Re executive to fill a newly created ...
UK Cabinet Backs May’s Brexit Plan; Divisions Remain
After more than five hours of being locked away with her Cabinet, Prime Minister Theresa May emerged from her office and in less than five minutes announced she'd wrested their backing for her Brexit ...
New Global Insurance Accounting Rule Could Be Delayed One Year
A global standards body has proposed a one-year delay to implementing its new accounting rule aimed at increasing visibility in how insurers earn money. A spokeswoman for the International Accounting ...
With an Eye on Avoiding Financial-Market Chaos, EU Unveils No-Deal Brexit Plans
The European Union pledged to allow U.K. financial infrastructure firms such as London Stock Exchange Group Plc's clearing unit to continue serving the bloc in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The ...
Assurant Revamps With an Eye on Growth and Greater Technology Use
Assurant revamped its operating structure and made a new senior management appointments – changes designed to help the company grow more quickly and increase its use of technology. "As the needs of ...