Global Economy
London Struggles to Lure Back Financial Workers, Legal & General Warns
The head of one of the UK's largest insurers and investors warned that the City of London is struggling far more than the country's other office districts in luring workers back to their desks. Since ...
Liberty Mutual Rebounds From COVID-19 Challenges
Liberty Mutual's 2021 second quarter swung to a profit as the insurer rebounded from challenges it faced last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company reported $769 million in net income for ...
Competitors Poached Talent as Aon/WTW Merger Plans Grew Uncertain
While Aon and Willis Towers Watson were trying for many months to land their merger, their competitors were able lure away some of their producer talent – capitalizing on the "distraction and ...
Updated: Moody’s to Pay $2B for Daily Mail’s RMS Cat Modeling Unit
The publisher of Britain's Daily Mail said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its insurance risk business RMS to Moody's Corporation for about 1.425 billion pounds ($1.99 billion) in cash. Chief ...
COVID-19-Related Labor, Material Price Hikes Propelling Property Claim Cost Increases
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property claim costs, experts said during a webinar hosted by ATI Restoration on ...
Zurich Insurance Reportedly Close to Buying Deutsche Bank’s Italian Advisers Unit
Zurich Insurance Group AG is nearing a deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG's Italian financial promoters network, according to people familiar with the matter. Zurich has emerged as the leading candidate to ...
FDA Slaps ‘Most Serious’ Label on Philips Ventilator Recall Over Low Oxygen Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday classified the recent recall of some of Philips' ventilators as Class 1, or the most serious type of recall, saying the use of these devices may cause ...
CFC Underwriting Picks Newman as CEO; Walsh Moves to Group CEO
CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist managing general agent, announced that Chief Innovation Office Graeme Newman has been appointed as the company's new CEO. Founder and current CEO, Dave ...