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Ex-Chubb Exec to Help Build XL Catlin’s North America M&A Insurance Business
XL Catlin hired a former Chubb executive and another expert who will be charged with helping to build up its M&A insurance business in North America. Ex-Chubb exec Michael McGowan and Joseph Laws ...
Amazon Airdrops Popcorn in Drone Delivery Milestone
Retail giant Amazon.com Inc. has made its first drone delivery to an actual customer, dropping off a Fire TV device and a bag of popcorn to a house in the rural English countryside 13 minutes after ...
RenRe Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer Fonner to Depart in March
RenaissanceRe Holdings said that its chief investment officer and treasurer will be leaving the Bermuda-based reinsurer in the 2017 first quarter. Two people will take over his responsibilities. Todd ...Heading into 2017, Commercial Lines Keeps its A.M. Best ‘Negative Outlook’
The commercial lines segment won't be able to shake the negative outlook A.M. Best assigned it anytime soon. The ratings agency said it will keep that assessment the same heading into 2017, because ...
Google Spins Off Self-Driving Car Project Into New Company
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. is separating its self-driving car project into a new business called Waymo, seeking to sharpen its focus on changing the transportation industry. John Krafcik, ...
American Family’s Mutual Holding Company Conversion on Track for Early 2017
Policyholders of American Family Mutual Insurance Co. (AFMIC) have voted to approve the company's plan to convert its corporate structure to a mutual holding company. Madison, Wis.-based American ...
Challenge to NFL Concussion Deal Rejected at U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the National Football League's estimated $1 billion settlement of concussion-related lawsuits with thousands of retired players ...
Lloyd’s Urges ‘Underwriting Discipline’ in Wake of 2016 Member Losses
Underwriters at Lloyd's of London lost money in 2016, driving the 90-plus syndicates in the insurance market to be more selective in the risks they take on and forcing Lloyd's to cut its subscription ...