Industry News
Colgate-Palmolive Settles Talc/Asbestos Lawsuit
Colgate-Palmolive Co. agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming its talcum-powder products caused a Pennsylvania woman to develop mesothelioma, a fatal lung disease tied to asbestos exposure. New ...
China Will Let Overseas Firms Buy Majority Stakes in Its Domestic Insurers
China took a major step toward the long-awaited opening of its financial system, saying it will remove foreign ownership limits on banks while allowing overseas firms to take majority stakes in local ...
Climate Risks Leave Insurers Bracing for Perilous Future
After one of the worst Atlantic hurricane seasons in history, the world's biggest insurers say the industry needs to get its act together if it wants to survive climate change. Insuring against ...
Insurers Late to the Game With a 3-D Printing Coverage Strategy
Insurers are woefully behind in developing a coverage strategy for 3-D printing and stand to face liability problems if they don't do so, an expert appearing at the PLUS 2017 conference in Atlanta ...
Insurers Could Pay Up $1B-Plus for Las Vegas Massacre Costs
The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history is adding to soaring costs for insurance companies, which are already taking a beating this year from an onslaught of hurricanes, earthquakes and ...
Global ‘Too Big to Fail’ Insurer Assessment Reportedly Going Away
Global financial regulators have decided to ditch a "too big to fail" gauge for assessing the riskiness of insurers, according to a source briefed on the matter, in a big win for companies such as ...
Hub International Will Acquire Wells Fargo’s Crop Insurance Broker Business
Hub International will snatch up the assets of Wells Fargo Insurance's crop insurance broker business. Neither side disclosed financial details. Hub International is already a large, global ...
Waymo’s Driverless Ride-Hailing Service Will Start Testing in Arizona
Alphabet Inc's Waymo will launch a ride-hailing service with no human behind the steering wheel and has been testing the fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John ...