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Generali Names Interim Chief After Greco Leaves for Zurich
Assicurazioni Generali SpA appointed its Chairman Gabriele Galateri, as acting chief executive officer after CEO Mario Greco decided to quit Italy's biggest insurer to become the head of Zurich ...
Taiwan Arrests Developers of Apartment Building Destroyed in Quake
A Taiwanese court on late Tuesday approved the detention of three people involved in constructing an apartment building that collapsed in a deadly earthquake at the weekend. Lin Ming-hui, the former ...
U.S. to Google: Computers Can Qualify as Drivers Under the Law
U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law, a major step toward ultimately winning ...
Where Insurers Rank Among World’s Top Brands: 2016
Allianz is the only global insurance organization that ranks among the top 50 most valuable brands in the world, but even the German company failed to garner the highest brand rating of AAA+ awarded ...
P/C Net Income Soared in Much of 2015; Investments Remained a Struggle
Property/casualty insurers saw their net income and profitability soar during the first nine months of 2015, though the challenging investment environment reduced yields. Those findings are part of a ...
Starr Launches Insurance and Related Services for Cuba Travel
Starr Cos. announced that it is now offering travel insurance and assistance services for travel to Cuba. The plans provide trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance as well as accident and ...
Report: AIG May Exit At Least 50 Percent of Hedge Fund Investments
American International Group Inc. plans to exit at least half the hedge funds in which the insurer is invested, according to people familiar with the company's portfolio. The insurer has holdings in ...
Cyber, Homegrown Terror Are Top U.S. Security Threats: Intelligence Official
Disruptions in cyberspace and attacks by "homegrown" terrorists are the most imminent security threats facing the United States in 2016, James Clapper, the top U.S. intelligence official, told two ...