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May Pushes Her Brexit Plan as Practical and Workable
British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on Friday about Brexit had two audiences who weren't in the room: the European Union, whom she urged to engage with her proposals, and her own party. "Our ...
New York City Climate Lawsuit Against Major Oil Companies Dismissed by U.S. Judge
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by New York City seeking to hold major oil companies liable for climate change caused by carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels. In dismissing the ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS and Zurich Insurance
AXIS Insurance promoted one of its executives to lead its business in Canada. Also in Canada, Zurich Insurance appointed a 25-year veteran of the travel insurance industry to lead its travel ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Agents, Brokers Have a Place, Even With InsurTech Investments
Travelers Chairman and CEO Alan Schnitzer said that independent agents and brokers still have a place with the insurer even as it continues exploring InsurTech innovations for its operations. "Yes, ...
Marine Insurance’s Risk Rating Revolution: Why Insurers Cannot Afford To Be Left Behind
According to container logistics company Maersk "everything that can be digitized will be digitized,"and there is no doubt that the world of shipping is currently undergoing a digital revolution. ...
Travelers’ Q2 Dinged by Higher Cat Losses; Net Written Premiums Soar
The Travelers Companies, Inc. saw its net income dip and its combined ratio rise during the 2018 second quarter, due largely to a spike in catastrophe losses. Net income for the quarter came in at ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Reportedly Prepping to Sell $10B in Overseas Properties
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd is looking to offload overseas properties worth about $10 billion to shore up its balance sheet as part of a government-backed rescue, three people with ...
UK Insurers, Banks Warned to Prepare for ‘Hard’ Brexit
Britain's banks and insurers must plan for a "hard" Brexit in case a transition period is not in place next March, a senior British regulator said on Thursday in a warning echoed by Brussels. "With ...