Global Economy
Aon, Willis Towers Watson to Sell Some Assets to Gallagher for $3.6B
Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson will sell off some assets to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for nearly $3.6 billion, settling antitrust questions raised by European regulators in their meg-merger ...
Employees Remained Resilient Despite COVID-19 Stress and Anxiety: Travelers Survey
U.S. employees confronted unprecedented work-related stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year, but most remain resilient, according to a new Travelers survey. Travelers ...
Generali Invests in (Environmentally Friendly) Electric Scooter Startup
Italy's biggest insurer Generali has bought a stake in Ridemovi, which offers bicycle and electric scooter sharing services, to help it expand in Italy, Spain and beyond. Ridemovi, which operates ...
Broker Gallagher Reportedly Negotiating to Buy Aon, Willis Assets for $3B
Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is in talks to buy a portfolio of assets from Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the ...
Finding a Way to Make Pandemics Insurable Again
When much of the global economy locked down last year, insurers, facing estimated losses of more than $100 billion globally, reached straight for their red pens to strike pandemic cover from all new ...
AXA Won’t Cover Ransomware Extortion Payments Anymore in France
In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ...
Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Major U.S. Fuel Pipeline
Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, after a cyber attack on Friday that involved ransomware. The ...
Zurich North America Names Head of Private Equity for U.S. Middle Market Biz
Zurich North America said it is building a team to better support private equity-owned businesses. To that end, the longtime provider of insurance products and services for this customer class has ...