Global Economy
EU Says Formal Brexit Talks Face Possible Delays; UK Disagrees
Talks between Britain and the European Union on their future relationship are now less likely to start in October, the EU's top negotiator has said, due to a lack of progress on Brexit divorce issues ...
Wells Fargo Alleges Alliant Attempted to Poach Brokers After Failed Buy Bid
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. lost its bid to buy Wells Fargo & Co.'s insurance business but sought to steal its rival's employees anyway, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Delaware. ...
Super Regional Carriers Gain by Educating ‘Suspicious’ Regulators About Tech Advances
"We're curious and we don't know. When regulators don't know what's going on, they get suspicious." That was Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel acknowledging that like the industry they ...
Allianz Q2 Profit Gain Aided by CEO’s Strategy, Fewer Natural Disaster Claims
As Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete slims down the insurer to cut costs, rising second-quarter profit helped by lower natural disaster-claims rewarded his strategy. Operating profit ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Urges Trump, Congress to Move on Tax Reform, Infrastructure
Chubb President and Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg reiterated his call for tax reform, open trade and significant infrastructure investment, urging President Donald Trump and Congress to take ...
Blue Marble, The Nature Conservancy Team to Offer Microinsurance for Ranchers in Latin America
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Blue Marble Microinsurance said they've formed a partnership designed to provide microinsurance for small ranchers in Latin America who use a weather-resilient ...
Berkshire Hathaway Reportedly in Talks to Buy Stake in Brazilian Reinsurer
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the firm run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is in talks to buy a stake in Latin America's biggest reinsurer, IRB Brasil Resseguros SA, after an initial public ...
CNA Joins Global Business Diversity Initiative
CNA has become the latest property/casualty insurer to join a multi-industry CEO initiative focused on making businesses more diverse and inclusive. Dino Robusto, CNA's chairman and chief executive ...