The Latest Launches From Sompo/Slice Labs and FRISS/Snapsheet
Sompo Holdings and Slice Labs are partnering on a product in Thailand. FRISS will be working with Snapsheet to provide technology designed to enhance the claims process.
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A Breakdown of How the U.S.-China Trade Agreement Addresses Insurance
President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed an economic and trade agreement that promises to increase the agricultural and other goods and services China will buy from the U.S. by ...
Planned Opening of China’s Insurance Sector to U.S. Firms Causes Confusion
A trade pact opening up China's insurance sector to U.S. firms has caused confusion among lawyers in the Asian nation. China pledged to remove the foreign-equity cap for the life, pension and ...
Property/Casualty Insurance Outlooks: What Experts Say to Expect in 2020
What does the year have in store for property/casualty insurers? There have been a lot of predictions published since late last year, with most forecasters commenting on insurance market conditions, ...
Storms, Political Unrest Drove Chubb’s $430M in Q4 Pre-Tax Cat Losses
Chubb said that severe weather events in Texas, California and Japan helped produce an estimated $430 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses for the 2019 fourth quarter. That number breaks down to ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual and Argo Group
Liberty Mutual Re appointed a former Aspen Re executive to lead a new office in Singapore that will focus on growing business in the Asia Pacific region. Argo Group unit ArgoGlobal appointed two ...
FEMA Pursues California Utility Giant for $4B Owed in Past Wildfires
A regional director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday said FEMA is going after California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric for $3.9 billion owed the government due to ...
Opinion: Travelex Ransomware Attack a Sign of Greater Trouble to Come
As ransomware attacks go, the cyber intrusion at Travelex that emerged on New Year's Eve could have lasting consequences — and ones that shouldn't be just a worry to the currency dealer. Travelex, ...