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Damaging East Coast Winter Storms Won’t Fade Away Under Climate Change
Climate change may melt away smaller snow storms but it won't be able to hold back more powerful East Coast systems. Minor storms that drop mere inches of powder will become rare by the end of 21st ...
Life After Brexit for UK Financial Sector: British Lawmakers Explore Options
British lawmakers launched an inquiry on Friday to determine if the country should track European Union rules or cut loose to best serve its financial sector after Brexit. Finance is Britain's ...
Qatar Re CEO Saacke to Step Down in March; Interim Leader Named
Qatar Re said that CEO and Executive Director Gunther Saacke would be stepping down from both roles in March, at the company's next board meeting. He'll stay on for the transition and depart later in ...
Progressive Plans 10,000-Employee Hiring Spree
Progressive plans to hire more than 10,000 people through 2019 to help propel rapid growth. The Ohio-based property/casualty insurer said it wants to fill analyst, IT, corporate, customer care, ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Reportedly Close to Selling Health Insurance Arm
Anbang Insurance Group Co., the acquisitive Chinese insurer that's scaling back its global empire, is nearing its first major domestic divestment since the government seized control last year, people ...
Verisk, Guidewire Customers Can Now More Easily Get Policyholder MV Reports
Mutual Verisk and Guidewire Software customers can now easily order motor vehicle reports on current and potential policyholders. This is because Verisk's motor vehicle report accelerator now has ...
Workers Comp Is Ongoing Target for Technology Investments: Fitch Ratings
Workers compensation insurers are ongoing targets for technology investments designed to keep the sector competitive and boost performance. Without it, market consolidation is likely, Fitch Ratings ...
Corporate America Already Planning for Climate Change Challenges, Business Interruption Risks
Bank of America Corp. worries flooded homeowners will default on their mortgages. The Walt Disney Co. is concerned its theme parks will get too hot for vacationers, while AT&T Inc. fears ...