Global Economy
Hurricane Maria Adds Another $200M to Chubb’s $1B-Plus Hurricane Insured Loss Tab
Chubb Ltd., already reeling from more than $1 billion in anticipated losses from two other recent hurricanes, now predicts another $200 million third-quarter hit from Hurricane Maria. The insurer and ...
Brexit Conflicts Rock May’s UK Cabinet; May Denies Problems
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to assert her authority over a divided Conservative Party as she faces calls to quit as its leader before the next general election. While May insists she ...
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 ...