Global Economy
AIG Shoots for Expansion Now That ‘Too Big To Fail’ Status Is Going Away
Now that American International Group Inc. is no longer too big to fail, it has a goal: Get bigger. The U.S. freed the New York-based insurer from enhanced regulation, removing the scarlet letter it ...
Generali’s German Arm Plans Life Insurance Run-Off in Early 2018
Generali Deutschland has launched the next phase of its program to reorganize in Germany, which is one of Generali's core markets. The program is designed to strengthen and streamline operations, ...
Beazley Warns of $150M Profit Hit From Hurricanes, Mexico Earthquakes
Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley said on Friday it reckoned that its losses from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the Caribbean and southern United States and a series of earthquakes in Mexico ...
AIG Reportedly to be Freed From U.S. Systemic-Risk Designation
U.S. regulators are planning to release American International Group Inc. from the special government oversight ordered for the insurer after its central role in the 2008 financial crisis, according ...
US. Senators Announce Deal on Self-Driving Car Legislation
Two U.S. senators said late on Wednesday that they had reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at easing hurdles to getting self-driving cars to drivers. U.S. Senator John Thune, a Republican ...
Chubb Inks Multiyear Distribution Deal With Asia’s DBS Bank
Chubb inked a new multiyear distribution deal with DBS Bank, a financial giant that will give it even deeper market penetration in Asia. The agreement calls for Chubb to distribute general insurance ...
Workers Comp in 2016: Record High Premiums, Slower Growth
The workers' compensation industry reported a record high $58.5 billion in direct premiums written in 2016 but year-after-year growth slowed for the first time in five years. Growth deceleration was ...
Lloyd’s Likely Left With $4.5B in Harvey, Irma-Related Net Losses
Lloyd's of London expects net losses of $4.5 billion from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which analysts said would eat into the insurer's capital and hit its profitability. Although losses from natural ...