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Small Biz Customers Rank Nationwide As Top Insurer; Travelers, Hartford Lag
Nationwide Insurance came up on top of J.D. Power's 2018 customer ranking of small commercial insurers, vaulting up from the middle of the carrier pack in 2017, while overall satisfaction scores for ...
Uber Hires Insurance Exec as CFO
Uber Technologies Inc. has hired a chief financial officer, the ride-services company said on Tuesday, filling a long-standing vacancy and clearing the way for a much-anticipated initial public ...
W.R. Berkley Corp. Forms Berkley Healthcare; Piltch to Lead
W.R. Berkley Corporation announced the formation of Berkley Healthcare on Monday, explaining that the business will be made up of Berkley Healthcare Professional Underwriters and Berkley Healthcare ...
Think Tank Examines Sustainability of Cyber Insurance Market
Although cyber risk premiums have expanded sizably in recent years with loss ratios that compare favorably to other product lines, the danger of accumulation risks is a key concern for the market, ...
China’s Online Insurer ZhongAn Announces SoftBank Investment; Overseas Growth Planned
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., the first Internet-only insurer in China, announced its subsidiary ZhongAn International will receive a strategic investment from SoftBank Vision Fund, ...
Trump Wants U.S. Suit Against Opioid Makers
President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants the U.S. government to sue pharmaceutical companies that manufacture opioids as part of his efforts to halt an epidemic of drug addiction. Trump said ...
Office Demotions Are Increasingly Commonplace: HR Survey
Demotions have become increasingly common at the office, with nearly half of all human resources managers reporting that they have seen someone at their company moved to a lesser position, according ...
Argo Group’s Tech Investments Earn Kudos, Outlook Upgrade From S&P
Argo Group's investment in a digital infrastructure and new growth earned a vote of confidence from Standard & Poor's, which raised its outlook for the specialty insurer and reinsurer to positive ...