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‘Brilliant Basics’ Continues at QBE With Naming of New Senior Execs
QBE is continuing to revamp its senior management team as part of an ongoing effort to reshape its strategic focus and create more simplified structure. The effort, known as "Brilliant Basics," ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, Hub International and Assurant
XL Catlin added a layer of builder's risk insurance known as Course of Construction to its Platinum Property insurance program. Hub International Ltd. debuted a new umbrella/excess risk purchasing ...
Risk Managers Worry Over Multiple Cyber Risks and Coverage Gaps
Risk managers are very concerned about the cyber risks facing their companies and are heavily investing in protection against cyber attacks with the blessings of their boards and CEOs, a major shift ...
CapSpecialty Debuts a New, Super-Speedy, Cloud-Based Platform for Brokers
CapSpecialty is bringing some InsurTech sensibilities to the brokers with whom it works. It recently debuted a cloud-based platform designed to drastically simplify how brokers serve small and ...
Executives On The Move at CNA and Markel
CNA named a former Nasdaq executive to be its new chief procurement officer. Promoting from within, Markel Corporation named its first-ever managing director, strategic customer growth.
Opinion: Steps Regulators and Legislators Should Take To End Reverse Competition Abuses
Reverse competition is a major problem in insurance lines like title insurance, credit insurance, and lender-placed insurance—one that is not easy to correct. The beneficiaries of reverse ...
Opinion: Competition Driving Prices to Excessive Levels in Several Specialty Insurance Lines
Competition is driving up prices. No, that's not a typo, and, no, this is not a belated April Fool's column. As a result of a serious insurance regulatory oversight problem in most states, certain ...
The Trouble With Algorithms Behind Driverless Cars, Insurance and More: Viewpoint
Self-driving cars keep killing people. Just in the past few weeks, one crashed into a highway barrier and another ran over a pedestrian. This will inevitably lead to much hand-wringing about the ...
Sompo International Retail Insurance Platform Will Integrate International Businesses
Sompo International Holdings Ltd. is launching a retail platform designed to integrate all the operations of Sompo Holdings Inc. outside Japan. Sompo Holdings has 45 licensed entities spanning 32 ...