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‘Event’ Needed to Boost International Insurance Pricing: QBE Group CEO
When Australia's QBE Insurance Group reported a 24 percent leap in first-half earnings last week, the leader of the company signaled the ability of the company to weather both natural catastrophes ...
Finding ‘Diamonds’ in Greenhouse Gas; Scientists Making Nanofibers from CO2
Finding a technology to shift carbon dioxide (CO2), the most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas, from a climate change problem to a valuable commodity has long been a dream of many scientists and ...
Hurricane Katrina Led to Big Improvements in Coastal Building Codes
When Hurricane Katrina made landfall 10 years ago, it caused a whopping $41 billion in insured losses and more than $151 billion in overall economic losses. The storm left massive damages in coastal ...
RSA Shareholders Brace For Lowball Bid From Possible Suitor Zurich Insurance
Shareholders in British insurer RSA are bracing for a lowball bid from prospective suitor Zurich Insurance, putting one of Europe's largest ever insurance deals in doubt. After flagging its interest ...
AIG Pulls in $500M Selling off Remaining Stake in AerCap Stock
American International Group Inc. said it raised net proceeds of about $500 million selling stock of AerCap Holdings NV as the insurer completed its departure from the airplane-leasing business. The ...
What Employees Say About Three ‘Great’ P/C Insurers
This year, insurers that made Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list included three property/casualty insurers: ACUITY at No. 3, USAA at No. 33 and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., ...
P/C Insurers Blocking Their Own Roads to Innovation
Property/casualty insurers face a number of external obstacles on the road to delivering more innovative products and reimagining their operations, but the ones that really get in the way come from ...
Lloyd’s: Drone Industry Threatened by Cyber Attacks, Reckless Pilots and Privacy Breaches
Cyber attacks, reckless pilots and privacy breaches are fundamental threats to the drone industry's success, viability and risk management, according to a new Lloyd's report. Dubbed "Drones Take ...