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AIG CEO Hancock Streamlines Executive Team; Four to Depart
AIG CEO Peter Hancock revamped a committee of senior executives he initially formed more than a year ago in a bid to further boost efficiency and growth. The move will lead to the departure of four ...
EU Explores Creation of Cross-Border Car Insurance/Pension Market
Creating a pan-European retail market in car insurance and pensions largely hinges on whether 500 million consumers will go online to widen their choice of products, the EU's executive body said on ...
Insurance has always been about helping people and businesses navigate uncertainty. While most insurance policies cover familiar exposures like property,...
Uber Drivers’ Lawsuit Got Significantly More Costly
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that adds tens of thousands of them to the case and may put hundreds of millions of dollars more at stake. A judge's ...
Specialization Key for Personal Lines Insurer Growth: Conning
Personal lines insurers don't need to be big in order to excel, according to a new study. In fact, only two companies on Conning Inc.'s list of Growth and Profit Leaders are in the top 10 for either ...
Updated: Venezuela Volatility Hurt Liberty Mutual’s Q3
Liberty Mutual Holding Company continued to deal with the volatile Venezuelan market during the 2015 third quarter, from which it is pulling back. It also faced some energy related losses during that ...
Executives On The Move at Hiscox USA, BHSI, Allied World and Novarica
Hiscox USA has a new head of claims; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance brought on a new exec for its Asia surety expansion; Novarica has a new vice president. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty ...
‘Monster’ El Nino Could Produce More and Stronger Events Over Next Decade
In Buffalo, it hasn't snowed yet this year. A Duluth, Minnesota, newspaper reported that the temperature was 40 degrees above zero, not below. And in Miami, beachgoers are staying indoors during ...
Famed Banking Analyst Whitney Takes Role at Arch Capital
Running a hedge fund didn't work out for Meredith Whitney, once one of the most famous banking analysts in the U.S. So she's starting fresh at a Bermuda-based insurer. Whitney has begun at Arch ...