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India Unveils Customer Data-Pooling System to Open Finance to Millions
India unveiled a data-sharing system that could revolutionize investing and credit, giving millions of consumers greater access and control over their financial records and expanding the potential ...
AIR Worldwide Estimates Insured Losses for Hurricane Ida Could Be Up to $25B
Insured losses to onshore property resulting from Hurricane Ida's winds and storm surge will range from $17 billion to $25 billion, according to estimates from modeling firm AIR Worldwide. AIR's ...
Traffic Deaths Up 10.5% in First Three Months of 2021
New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to wear seat belts and other unsafe behavior since the start of the ...
London Adapts to a Post-Brexit Financial World
High in the skyscrapers that have taken root in its warren of medieval streets, City of London grandees are plotting a post-Brexit regulatory revamp to rival New York. The City, as London's ...
CEO Confidence, Now at Pre-Pandemic Levels, Focuses on M&A and More: KPMG Survey
Global CEO confidence is back at pre-pandemic levels, and optimistic executives are looking at M&A, strategic alliances and sustainability measures to help transform their business, according to ...
Next Insurance Debuts Liquor Liability Insurance for Restaurants
Next Insurance is debuting liquor liability insurance for restaurants as part of its general liability coverage for small businesses. The cover is designed to address losses resulting from drunk ...
Munich Re Reigns Supreme as Top Global Reinsurer: AM Best
Munich Re replaced Swiss Re as the largest reinsurer in AM Best's annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance groups in 2020, marking a return to a position that it last held in 2017. Swiss Re ...
Hong Kong Digital Insurer OneDegree Raises $28M to Support Asia Expansion
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks to expand in Asia. Sun Hung Kai & Co. and AEF Greater Bay Area Fund ...