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Brexit Could Hamper EU AI Technology Development: Official
The loss of the U.K.'s financial power and expertise as a result of Brexit is likely to exacerbate the European Union's lag in the global technological arms race, according to Anders Borg, a former ...
J&J Reportedly Will Fork Over $1B to Resolve Most Metal-Hip Suits
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay about $1 billion to resolve most lawsuits claiming it sold defective metal-on-metal hips that ultimately had to be removed, according to people with knowledge of ...
For years, the insurance industry has been working to reduce the friction that slows down underwriting, claims, and servicing. Now,...
Lawsuits Accuse Two U.S. Solar Firms of Workplace Racism
Two residential solar companies have now been accused in separate lawsuits of discriminating against African American employees in warehouses. Six former employees of New Jersey-based Momentum Solar ...
AIG’s Duperreault Promises a Full Year of General Insurance Underwriting Profit, Catastrophes or Not
American International Group President and CEO Brian Duperreault insists that the insurer's General Insurance unit will generate an underwriting profit through all of 2019. During the insurer's May 7 ...
The Latest Launches From International General and AmWINS
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. now offers intellectual property insurance. AmWINS Group Inc. and its newly acquired MGA started a commercial property flood product designed to end ...
Acquisition Alert: Generali Seeking Small and Medium-Sized Targets
Italy's biggest insurer Generali is looking at small and medium-sized insurance companies in Europe to strengthen its presence in the region, it said on Tuesday. Generali said in November it had up ...
Nationwide, Ryan Specialty Form New Bermuda Reinsurer
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) and Nationwide announced they have formed a new Bermuda reinsurance company, Geneva Re Ltd. Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Nationwide will own 50 percent of the venture with ...
Judge Approves $307.5M Fiat Chrysler Diesel Emissions Settlement
A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday approved a $307.5 million civil settlement for about 100,000 U.S. owners of Fiat Chrysler diesel vehicles that the government said had illegal software that ...