Specialty
Companies Promote Ethical Behavior by Helping Employees Blend Work, Personal Identities
Promoting a better integration of employees' work and personal identities can make them more likely to pursue ethical behavior, according to research highlighted in a recent online posting for ...
Executives On The Move at A.M. Best and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
The head of A.M. Best Ratings Services is retiring, and his replacement will come from within the organization. A veteran QBE executive is joining Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance in a ...
InsurTech Utopia Driven by Data Sharing Impeded by Data Ownership Uncertainty
Insurers need to learn to share their data if they want to take full advantage of the mountain of information generated from connected devices, insurtech executives say. Along the way, somebody's got ...
Blistering Heatwave Forces Germany to Limit Autobahn Speeds, Confront Wildfire Risks
A blistering heatwave prompted Germany to impose speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its high-speed motorways Wednesday, the latest sign of extreme weather events ruffling Europe's ...
The Latest Launches From AIR Worldwide, Ironshore and AXA XL
AIR Worldwide has expanded an inland flood model for Central Europe and updated part of its coastal flood model for Great Britain. An Ironshore division streamlined a policy offering so it can be ...
Chubb, Chaucer, Other Lloyd’s Underwriters Team to Develop Products for New and Emerging Risks
Lloyd's underwriters including Chubb, Chaucer, Beazley and Hiscox are teaming up on a new initiative designed to quicken insurance/reinsurance product development for new and emerging risks. Known as ...
Wildfire Loss Insurance Payments Would Help Fund Proposed PG&E Bankruptcy Exit Plan
A committee of bondholders of PG&E Corp's utility unit on Tuesday proposed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that would inject up to $30 billion to help the California power provider emerge from ...
Tokio Marine Will Put One of Its UK Insurance Companies Into Runoff
Tokio Marine Group is putting one of its UK insurance companies, Tokio Marine Kiln Insurance (TMKI), into run-off. Going forward, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) will focus on its Lloyd's businesses. The ...