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EU Brexit Negotiator Takes Hard Line on Upcoming Talks
The European Union reinforced its hard-line approach to the looming Brexit negotiations, threatening to inflame mounting tensions with the U.K. over money and sovereignty even before talks begin. ...
Insurer Investors Stymied by Complex Solvency II Reporting Requirements: Willis Towers Watson
The insurance sector is at risk of being further marginalized by investors because performance reporting has become more complicated as a result of Solvency II, according to a report published ...
Storm Damages Midwest Wheat Crop; More Heavy Rain to Come
Another round of rain is on the way for the water-logged Mississippi Valley, after a weekend storm that damaged wheat crops across the upper U.S. Great Plains. The bulk of the rain will be ...
Aon to Expand Focus on Data, Analytics After Sale of Outsourcing Platform
Aon has completed the $4.3 billion cash sale of its benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing platform to Blackstone-affiliated private equity funds. The sale will generate up to ...
Q1 InsurTech Venture Funding Plunged, as Companies Advanced to Product Stage
InsurTech venture funding plunged 64 percent in the 2017 first quarter compared to the previous year, but the reason for the drop may actually be quite positive, according to a new Willis Towers ...
Markel Corp. Blames Ogden Rate Decrease for Disappointing Q1
Markel Corp's 2017 first quarter slumped in a major way, with a drop in net income and a rise in its overall combined ratio. The holding company for insurance, reinsurance and global investment ...
A Robust Start: Aon Benfield’s Take on Q1 Cat Bond Issuance
Catastrophe bond issuance made a robust start during the first quarter of 2017 with seven catastrophe bond transactions that totaled US$2.17 billion, according to a report from Aon Securities, the ...
Will New Munich Re CEO Wenning Succeed With ‘Hard-Nosed’ Approach?
Joachim Wenning admitted he would not be to everyone's liking long before taking the helm of Germany's Munich Re. That hard-nosed approach could prove valuable as the 52-year-old tackles falling ...