Industry News
CNA Buoyed by Trump Tax Cuts and Lower Catastrophe Losses
The Trump tax cuts helped CNA Financial Corp.'s 2018 third quarter net income soar. Lower catastrophe losses also helped the bottom line, but investment income declined. Net income for the ...
Cyber Risk Management Firm Zeguro Secures $5M Financing From Munich Re, QBE, Others
Cyber Risk management firm Zeguro closed a $5 million seed financing round, attracting insurance industry investors including Munich Re and QBE. Both insurers made the capital contributions through ...
UK Believes Financial Sector Brexit Agreement Is Imminent
The United Kingdom is confident that it is on the verge of reaching an agreement with the European Union to give London's vast financial center access to EU markets after Brexit, Britain's financial ...
Allianz’s El-Erian: Trade War Is Risky, But Technology Presents a Slow-Moving Opportunity
Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic advisor for Allianz and former CEO of its PIMCO unit, warned that the evolving global trade war presents risks the insurance industry should worry about. On the ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 Profit Gains Spanned Insurance and Everything Else
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit doubled as its insurance business dodged hurricanes and benefited from ...
Zurich Canada Revamps Both Its Organizational Structure and Executive Team
Zurich Canada announced a new organizational structure and team designed to simplify and strengthen the insurer's go-to-market approach. "We now have the structure in place to ramp up our support for ...
Congress Running Out of Time to Pass Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation
A push on Capitol Hill to speed development of self-driving vehicles may not cross the finish line in time for this Congress -- casting doubt on the future of unusually bipartisan legislation in ...
AIG CEO Duperreault Cautions Initial 2019 Underwriting Profit Won’t Be ‘A Great One’
American International Group has continued to face General Insurance underwriting losses since President and CEO Brian Duperreault took the helm of the struggling insurer in mid-2017. He remains ...