Industry News
Spike in Drone Use Places Airlines, Business Jets at Risk: FAA Research
The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal ...
The 2017 U.S. Hurricane Season Ranks as Priciest Ever
This year's U.S. Atlantic hurricane season is officially the most expensive ever, racking up $202.6 billion in damages since the formal start on June 1. The costs tallied by disaster modelers Chuck ...
Wells Fargo Will Get Out of Personal Insurance Business
Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday it would exit the personal insurance business and immediately begin winding down marketing and product promotion activity. Wells Fargo's personal insurance ...
State Auto CEO LaRocco Wins Contract Extension, a Vote of Confidence in His Turnaround Strategy
Mike LaRocco, who took over president and CEO of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. in May 2015, has won the support of the company's board of directors for an extension of his contract until Dec. ...
The Latest Launches From Allstate, Pool Re and Starr Companies
Allstate inked a new deal with a company that gives it the ability to use highly predictive online data for claims processing. Pool Re is expanding cover for cyber-related terrorist incidents. Starr ...
Guy Carpenter Chairman Newhouse Will Retire at Year-End
Guy Carpenter Chairman Britt Newhouse is retiring at the end of 2017, a company spokesperson has confirmed. Newhouse has been chairman of the reinsurance broker/strategic advisory firm since 2008. ...
Faced With Brexit, European Banks Trim Exposure to UK Assets
European banks pared their exposure to Britain in the aftermath of its vote to quit the European Union, slashing their U.K. assets by $425 billion in the span of a year. The decline was driven by a ...
Neon Names MS Amlin Veteran Heppel as New CFO
Neon, the specialist Lloyd's insurer, has a new chief financial officer. Richard Heppell took on the position as of Nov. 20. Previously, Heppell was CFO at MS Amlin, where he oversaw the complex ...