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Former MetLife Exec Sues, Alleging Gender Pay Discrimination and Harassment
A former MetLife Inc. executive claims she suffered years of gender-based pay discrimination and harassment from members of the insurer's top leadership team and that she was fired after complaining ...
U.S. Manufacturing Group Reportedly Hacked by China as Trade Talks Intensified
As trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensified earlier this year, suspected Chinese hackers broke into an industry group for U.S. manufacturers that has helped shape President Donald ...
Generali Takes on AXA With Debut of New Art Insurance Unit
Italian insurer Generali launched a new business Tuesday to cover art works, engaging as a poster boy the contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan, whose gold-covered statue valued at 2.4 million euros ...
Allianz, Microsoft Partnership Seeks Industry Transformation Through Open-Source Software
Allianz SE and Microsoft Corp. are partnering to reimagine the insurance industry experience for carriers and customers, in part through greater use of digital technology and the cloud. Their ...
DataCubes Pulls in $15.2M Financing for Commercial Underwriting Decision Platform
DataCubes, developer of a platform designed to help commercial insurance carriers make underwriting decisions, has closed a $15.2 million round of financing. Plans for the money involve investment in ...
Insurance Premiums Will Grow 3 Percent Despite Economic Slowdown: Swiss Re
Global insurance premiums will grow 3 percent on average over the next two years even with an emerging global economic slowdown, Swiss Re said in its latest sigma report. Rising loss costs will fuel ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and AmTrust
Chubb promoted an executive to be division president for Chubb Global Markets. AmTrust Financial Services hired a new head of Litigation. *** Chubb appointed Jason Keen as division president, Chubb ...
Lloyd’s Lab Initiative Spurs New Praedicat Peril Casualty Insurance Product
Praedicat Inc., a Los Angeles-based liability risk analytics software company, said it is developing a new insurance product to help global industrial companies secure coverage for innovative and ...