Global Economy
Australia Commits $1.2B to Private Sector Cybersecurity After Attacks Spike
Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies and households after a rise in cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...
Third Point Re, Sirius to Merge in $788M Deal
Third Point Reinsurance and Sirius International Insurance Group, a global multi-line insurer and reinsurer, have agreed to merge in a cash and stock transaction worth $788 million. The new company ...
1,000 Talc Lawsuits Against J&J Could Be Revived
A New Jersey appeals court's decision to revive two lawsuits accusing Johnson & Johnson's iconic Baby Powder of causing cancer may lead to the reinstatement of about 1,000 suits targeting the ...
AXA CEO Expresses Confidence in XL Biz After Coronavirus-Related Losses
The CEO of AXA on Thursday expressed confidence in the French insurer's company-focused XL Group after the business reported a loss in the first half following a spike in COVID-19-related claims. AXA ...
Multiple CNA Commercial Lines Took a Q2 COVID-19 Hit
CNA Financial Corp. saw its 2020 second quarter net income sliced almost by half compared to the previous year due to "considerable catastrophe losses" from COVID-19, civil unrest and weather-related ...
AI Tech Firm Expert System Raises $29.4M; Clients Include AXA XL, Lloyd’s, Zurich
Expert System, a global artificial intelligence company with many property/casualty insurance industry clients, raised $29.4 million in a new financing round. Of that total, $20 million came from ...
Allianz Q2 Net Profit Dropped Nearly 30 Percent, Shaped by Coronavirus Uncertainty
German insurer Allianz on Wednesday posted a 29% fall in net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier and shied away from updating its full-year profit guidance as the coronavirus pandemic ...
AIG President Zaffino: COVID-19 Creating ‘Flight to Quality’
AIG President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Zaffino said that the insurer has seen accelerated rate improvements and other gains as clients react to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "We believe ...