Specialty
AXA XL Celebrates 2019 Global Day of Giving
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA SA, announced that colleagues in offices around the world will participate in its annual Global Day of Giving on May 10. The Global Day of ...
The Latest Launches From CNA and Starr Insurance Companies
CNA Hardy beefed up its cyber policy with a new pre-breach service and additional coverages. Starr Insurance Companies and SkyWatch Ltd. have expanded their drone insurance program.
Liberty Mutual Sees Net Income Expand, Underwriting Margins Improve
Liberty Mutual Holding Company reported an increase in net income for its 2019 first quarter, thanks to improved underwriting margins and fewer catastrophe losses. The Boston-based insurer booked ...
Lloyd’s Invests in AI Startup Developing Liability Insurance Platform for Small Businesses
Lloyd's announced it is investing in Layr, a cloud-based commercial insurance platform for small businesses looking to purchase liability insurance. The investment follows Layr's successful trial in ...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Giant Reports Hack Attack
Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said hackers withdrew 7,000 bitcoins worth about $40 million via a single transaction in a "large scale security breach," the latest in a ...
Brexit Could Hamper EU AI Technology Development: Official
The loss of the U.K.'s financial power and expertise as a result of Brexit is likely to exacerbate the European Union's lag in the global technological arms race, according to Anders Borg, a former ...
AIG’s Duperreault Promises a Full Year of General Insurance Underwriting Profit, Catastrophes or Not
American International Group President and CEO Brian Duperreault insists that the insurer's General Insurance unit will generate an underwriting profit through all of 2019. During the insurer's May 7 ...
The Latest Launches From International General and AmWINS
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. now offers intellectual property insurance. AmWINS Group Inc. and its newly acquired MGA started a commercial property flood product designed to end ...
Nationwide, Ryan Specialty Form New Bermuda Reinsurer
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) and Nationwide announced they have formed a new Bermuda reinsurance company, Geneva Re Ltd. Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Nationwide will own 50 percent of the venture with ...