Global Economy
Why Asian-Americans Could Be Ideal Insurance Customers
For an industry known to flood households nationwide with blaring messages of money saving techniques, the insurance category certainly feels comfortable loosening its own purse strings. Ponying up a ...
Brit Builds on Expansion Strategy With South African Company Investment
Brit Ltd., the global specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced it has made a significant strategic investment in Camargue Underwriting Managers, one of South Africa's providers of specialized ...
For years, the insurance industry has been working to reduce the friction that slows down underwriting, claims, and servicing. Now,...
Brexit Fallout: Beazley Seeks EU License For Irish Reinsurance Business
Lloyd's of London's Beazley Plc is working to get European insurance licenses for its Irish reinsurance business to allow it to operate throughout the European Union, even if Lloyd's loses access to ...
JPMorgan Will Fork Over $200M to Resolve Asia Hiring Probes
JPMorgan Chase and Co is expected to pay about $200 million to settle criminal and civil probes over its Asian hiring practices, according to a person familiar with the matter. A settlement, which ...
U.K. Insurers Accused of Not Supervising External Salespeople
The Financial Conduct Authority will write to chief executives of U.K. insurers after it found "widespread" evidence that companies are failing to supervise external salespeople. More than half of ...
Best Revises Lloyd’s Outlook to Stable from Positive on Difficult Business Conditions
A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from positive of Lloyd's and Lloyd's Insurance Co. (China) Ltd., while at the same time affirming their financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) ...
Fintech Startup Gets German Banking License; Insurance Offerings Planned
N26, a Berlin startup that offers financial services directly to consumers, said Thursday it's received a German banking license that will let it offer a fuller range of products across Europe. The ...
Counts Reduced Against Group Charged in BP Oil Spill Fraud Case
A Texas lawyer and six co-defendants are now facing a reduced indictment of 73 charges, instead of 95, at federal trial on accusations that they faked more than 40,000 damage claims after the BP oil ...