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Executives On The Move at Nationwide, CLARA Analytics and CAS
Nationwide named its new chief marketing officer and beefed up the responsibilities of its chief strategy officer to cover innovation-related nitiatives. CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial ...
The Latest Launches From AIG, Aon and Risk Strategies
AIG is planning a new syndicate at Lloyd's designed to serve the specialist U.S. high net worth market. Aon announced the launch of an Aon-wide group created to increase the value and holistic ...
States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers Comp Medical Costs
Workers' compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used. The differences appear to relate closely to which cost-drivers each state ...
Reinsurers’ Earnings Will Erode Further After 3rd Year of Major Claims: AM Best
Reinsurers' earnings are likely to see further erosion in 2019 after another year of major catastrophe losses, which is prolonging the positive momentum for reinsurance pricing, according to a new ...
Nationwide Invests in Cybersecurity InsurTech Focused on Connected Vehicles
Nationwide said it has invested in Upstream Security, an InsurTech focused on providing cybersecurity for connected vehicles. Upstream's cash infusion will it enable OEM car manufacturers and fleets ...
Rising Drought Risk Spurs Investment Into Water Funds
Investors are starting to pay more attention to water shortages and how to turn them into long-term investments. Water-related exchange-traded funds attracted more money in the nine months through ...
Misuse of Alphabet’s Virus Scanner Exposes Sensitive Files
Companies are misusing Alphabet Inc.'s virus scanner and similar products, unwittingly leaking data such as factory blueprints to intellectual property online, Israeli cybersecurity company Otorio ...
Chubb Chief Digital Officer Ringsted Sounds Off on Innovation, ITC and the Future
Sean Ringsted was one of the 7,000 or so people who attended the 2019 InsureTech Connect Conference, held Sept. 23 to 25 in Las Vegas. Ringsted is executive vice president, chief digital officer and ...