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Most Western, Middle East Insurers See Iran As Attractive Market
Western and Middle East insurance specialists see Iran as an appealing $8 billion market in the wake of its nuclear deal with world powers, though uncertainty over when sanctions on Tehran will be ...
McGraw Hill to Grab Insurance Data Outfit SNL Financial For $2.23B
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. agreed to buy SNL Financial, the financial news and data services provider owned by buyout firm New Mountain Capital, for about $2.23 billion to add content on the banking ...
Employers Bracing for Discrimination Suits: Littler Mendelson Study
Your company is bracing itself for lawsuits. Yours included. U.S. employers are anticipating a rise in workplace discrimination claims based on their own hiring policies, a survey released last week ...
Fiat Chrysler Cyber Risk Recall of 1.4M Vehicles Seen as Industry First
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling about 1.4 million cars and trucks equipped with radios that are vulnerable to hacking, the first formal safety campaign in response to a cybersecurity ...
Executives On The Move at ACE, Mt. Logan Re, Aon and More
We have executive promotions and appointments to tell you about at ACE Group, Mt. Logan Re Ltd (Everest Re), DUAL, and Aon plc: *** ACE Group promoted Stephen Crabb to the newly created role of head ...
Cyber Climbs the List as a Major Risk: PwC & CSFI Survey
Regulation is the top insurance industry concern for the third year in a row, but cyber has grabbed carriers' attention like never before, according to the Centre for the Study of Financial ...
Data-for-Doughnuts Vision Inspires Auto Insurers to Chase Google
The restaurants and doughnut shops you pass on your commute would love to predict when you'll be driving by. Your auto insurer may already know—and could be looking for a way to profit from that ...
Loeb’s Third Point Re Faulted for ‘Unconscionable’ Tax Scheme by Teachers
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb was singled out for criticism by labor leaders who are urging the U.S. to limit investors' ability to lower tax obligations through offshore reinsurance ventures. "When ...