Specialty
Some See Volcanoes As Safety Threat to Japan Nuclear Plants
In the three years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan's utilities have pledged $15 billion to harden their nuclear plants against earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and terrorist attacks. But as ...
World Cup Corporate Sponsors May Risk Cyber-Attack
The hacker group Anonymous is preparing a cyber-attack on corporate sponsors of the World Cup in Brazil to protest the lavish spending on the soccer games in a country struggling to provide basic ...
Endurance CEO Charman Miffed at Aspen’s M&A Rebuffs
During an Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. investor call on June 2, one thing became perfectly clear. John Charman, the company's chairman and CEO, is miffed at the board and executive leadership of ...
Hiscox USA’s CEO Ben Walter Reveals Lessons on Branding
Just over two years ago I had the good fortune to take over as CEO of specialist insurer Hiscox's U.S. business unit. Leading this business is a humbling challenge. Hiscox has a sterling reputation ...Munich Re’s Auto Carve-Out
Rob Barnett, SVP and Casualty Underwriting Manager for Munich Re America's casualty lines national accounts division, believes that innovation is the key to success for reinsurers in the current ...
Allied World Gains Australian Beachhead
Switzerland's Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG is continuing its expansion in the Asia Pacific region with the launch of a new office in Australia. Allied World said in a press release ...
Standard & Poor’s Sees a Stable Global Market, Save For Reinsurance
As of mid-2014, worldwide pricing is softening in the reinsurance sector. At the same time, however, conditions have stabilized and even improved for most global insurers, Standard & Poors ...
Google Driverless Cars, Minus Steering Wheels, Redefine Auto Risks
Google Inc is building cars that don't have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of the Internet company's efforts to develop self-driving cars. The small ...