Global Economy
This Year’s Global Insurance Symposium Innovators Promote Better Use of Existing Industry Products
For all the talk of technology disrupting insurance, most of the innovations unveiled at the 2018 Global Insurance Symposium were focused on helping consumers, agents, brokers and carriers make ...
AIG Continues to Struggle as Catastrophe Costs, Lower Yields Hammer Profit
American International Group Inc reported a 21 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, due to higher catastrophe and bad weather claims, as well as weaker investment income. The insurer ...
A Brexit ‘No Deal’ Less Likely, Thanks to Crucial UK House of Lords Vote
The U.K.'s upper house sought to make it harder for Prime Minister Theresa May to take Britain out of the European Union without a deal by defeating her for a seventh time over the government's ...
Executives On The Move at Markel and Guy Carpenter
Specialist insurer Markel International appointed a veteran underwriter to its Marine team. Guy Carpenter & Company promoted one executive and hired another for its Bermuda operations.
Appeals Court Overturns Johnson & Johnson $151M Hip Implant Verdict
Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday secured a favorable U.S. appellate court ruling, overturning a verdict that had awarded $151 million to five people who blamed injuries they suffered on the ...
Zurich Reportedly Joining Wave of Companies Cutting Malaysia Stakes
Zurich Insurance Group AG is working with advisers to cut its stake in its Malaysian life insurance unit, people with knowledge of the matter said, joining a wave of foreign players planning over $2 ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Disses ‘Overpriced’ M&A Market, Lloyd’s Underwriting Practices
Don't expect Chubb to pursue an acquisition anytime soon. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg repeatedly downplayed the possibility of one in what he referred to as an "overpriced" market. "The prices ...
Corporations Shielded From Human-Rights Suits in New SCOTUS Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that victims of overseas atrocities can't use a centuries-old law to sue foreign corporations for complicity, blunting what once was a favorite legal tool for ...
Chubb Stung by Catastrophe Losses, Net Income Still Steady
Chubb felt the sting of higher catastrophe losses during its 2018 first quarter and a dip in underwriting income, but the insurance giant made a profit and saw its P/C net premiums rise. Net income ...