Global Economy
A $42B Cryptocurrency Plunge Follows South Korean Hack Attack
The 2018 selloff in cryptocurrencies deepened, wiping out $42 billion of market value over the weekend and extending this year's slump in Bitcoin to more than 50 percent. Some observers pinned the ...
Zurich Insurance Acquires Minority Stake in CoverWallet
Zurich Insurance Group acquired a minority stake in CoverWallet, a digital business insurance agency startup. CoverWallet, which launched in 2016, disclosed the investment, which it said builds on a ...
Yahoo Must Make Privacy Changes in EU Due to Massive Data Breach
Yahoo's European regulator has ordered it to make privacy changes following a probe into what it said was one of the largest ever data breaches to impact EU citizens. Yahoo, most of whose assets were ...
10 Ways Insurers Make Significant Economic and Social Impacts: I.I.I.
Insurers, more than just protecting against financial loss, are key ingredients for economic growth and community preservation, the Insurance Information Institute argues in a new white paper. ...
Cyber Insurance Premium Growth Will Soon Outpace All Other Sectors
Cyber insurance premium growth will outpace all other sectors within three years, according to a division of Aon plc. Aon Inpoint, Aon's data, analytics, engagement and consulting team, found that ...
AXA’s Planned XL Group Acquisition Gains XL Shareholder Approval
Insurer XL Group's shareholders have approved an agreement for AXA to acquire 100 percent of XL Group. Total consideration for the planned acquisition would amount to approximately $15.3 billion, to ...
Icahn’s On Board: AmTrust Agrees to Go Private With Enhanced, $2.95B Buyout Offer
U.S. insurer AmTrust Financial Services Inc on Thursday agreed to be acquired by a group of investors for a sweetened $2.95 billion deal that also helped secure the support of dissenting shareholder ...
Disaster Response Elicits Far Greater Spending Than Risk Reduction: Zurich Insurance
In the wake of last year's unusually harsh catastrophe events, insurers' clients are playing catch-up with their disaster risk management strategies, Zurich Insurance concluded in a new report. ...