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With Eye on Brexit, Tokio Marine Picks Luxembourg as EU HQ
Tokio Marine Group said it has received regulatory approval from Luxembourg's Commissariat aux Assurances and the Japanese Financial Services Authority to set up a new insurance company in ...
Europe’s Regulators Say They Aren’t Ready for Sweeping New Data Privacy Law
Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web. There's one problem: many of the regulators who will police ...
Harvey Weinstein Countersues Chubb, Seeking Payment of Legal Defense
Film producer Harvey Weinstein is fighting back against personal indemnity insurer Chubb Ltd, saying Chubb must pay for his legal defense against 11 lawsuits that accuse him of sexually harassing or ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Reportedly Reviewing Assets for Possible Divestments
Anbang Insurance Group Co., the once-acquisitive Chinese insurer that's operating under government control, said it is in the process of reviewing all of its overseas assets amid reports of imminent ...
Data Ownership Differences Mean EU Privacy Reg Won’t Be Copied in U.S. Anytime Soon
Beginning May 25, any company from any country that collects, stores, or transmits data on citizens of European Union countries will be subject to the EU's strict new data privacy directive known as ...
Lockton Sued by NRA Over Post-Shooting End of Carry Guard Insurance Program
The National Rifle Association is suing Lockton Cos., alleging the insurance broker breached its contract with the firearms lobbying group. Lockton administered the NRA's Carry Guard insurance ...
Most Commercial Lines Premiums Trended Upward in April: IVANS
Last month, major commercial lines insurance renewal premiums continued trending upward, with one exception: workers compensation. The line remains in negative territory for the year, according to ...
Report: Carl Icahn Sells Off AIG Stake
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold his stake in AIG, Forbes reported on Monday, ending a more than two-year association with one of the largest U.S. property and casualty insurers. The activist ...