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Root Reportedly Nears Finish of $350 Million Financing Round: WSJ Report
Root Insurance is reportedly nearly finished raising $350 million in new financing, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. Roots' latest funding round is expected to be completed sometime this month, ...
Britain’s RSA Insurance Pursues New Bond Despite Being ‘Well Insulated’ From Brexit
RSA Insurance Group Plc is issuing sterling debt well ahead of an October 31 Brexit deadline, even though the U.K. insurer will likely fare better in a disorderly exit than many of its ...
Revamp of Volcker Rule Eases Restriction on Banks Making Speculative Investments
Wall Street watchdogs rolled out a long-anticipated overhaul of the Volcker Rule that eases its controversial restriction on banks making speculative investments, wrapping up a top de-regulatory goal ...
EU Rejects UK PM Johnson’s Bid to Reopen Brexit Divorce Deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand that the European Union reopen the Brexit divorce deal was rebuffed on Tuesday by the bloc, which said Britain had failed to propose any realistic alternative to ...
ReinsurTechs Break Through: Reinsurance May Finally Be on InsurTech’s Radar
InsurTech startups targeting the property/casualty insurance industry proliferated in multiple ways over the last few years. Relatively few of them focus on reinsurers, however, and Will Dove has ...
Executives On The Move at GEICO and Lockton
A rising GEICO executive will now be assistant vice president of the insurer's product management division and be based at corporate headquarters. Lockton is hiring a Marsh veteran to be executive ...
GuideOne Partners With Company That Provides Active Shooter Readiness Training
GuideOne Insurance is partnering with a company that trains businesses, schools and churches how to proactively counter active shooters and violent intruders. The Iowa-based insurer said it will work ...
Slowing the Pace of Climate Change Will Help Economic Growth: Study
Slowing the pace of climate change in line with the Paris Agreement has clear economic benefits as global warming is increasingly seen as a risk to financial stability and the economy. Abiding by the ...