Global Economy
Report: Zurich CEO Greco Claims 2019 Cost-Cutting Goal at Halfway Point
Zurich Insurance will have cut costs by $700 million by the end of the year, nearly halfway to its goal to save $1.5 billion by 2019, Chief Executive Mario Greco said in an interview published on ...
Guidewire Paying $275M for P/C Data Science Software Firm Cyence
Guidewire Software Inc. will fork over $275 million to acquire Cyence, a software startup that uses data science and risk analytics to help P/C insurers address emerging risks including cyber, ...
Oil Rigs in Path of Tropical Storm Nate
Tropical Storm Nate has formed off of Nicaragua, threatening to inundate Central America, shut oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and damage cotton and citrus crops across the U.S. South. Nate ...
Insurers, Banks Must Take Bigger Steps to Counter Climate Change Risks: Dutch Regulator
Banks, insurers and other financial institutions must do more to take into account the risks posed by climate change to their business, a Dutch Central Bank study said. As global warming increases ...
Expect an Historic Q3 in Terms of Natural Disaster Costs: Impact Forecasting
As bad as September was in terms of natural disasters and the resulting costs, the 2017 third quarter as a whole could be positively historic as a result. A new report from Aon Benfield's Impact ...
Brexit Transition Deal Needed by Christmas, Bank of England Official Warns
Britain's banks need a watertight Brexit transition deal by Christmas to avoid a potentially disorderly shift of people and operations to the European Union, a top Bank of England official said on ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Re, Chubb and Willis Towers Watson
Everest Re Group Ltd. picked an executive to lead its newly-created Dublin subsidiary, established for Europe's post-Brexit financial climate. Chubb made some new property/casualty appointments. ...
Pie Insurance Debuts, With Small Business WC as a Target
Pie Insurance, an InsurTech startup focused on the small business workers compensation market, recently closed a $4.3 million seed financing round and the company is debuting this week with an online ...