Industry News
Global Warming May Be Speeding Up: Harvard Scientists
Two climate scientists suggest they've come closer to resolving a critical debate about how quickly human activity will heat up the planet. The answer isn't good news. It's almost universally ...
Esurance Gets Fans Into All Star Game Experience With VR Baseball
Nicholas Montes put on goggles and a catcher's mitt and crouched. The 13-year-old will never catch a 104 mph pitch from Aroldis Chapman. But at the All-Star FanFest, he felt what it's like to be ...
Munich Re, US Launches New Drone Insurance Product
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (Munich Re, US), announced the launch of a new commercial drone insurance endorsement last week, highlighting the impact of Federal Aviation Agency Rule 107, opening ...
Ed Appoints Tilman as Chief Actuary
Ed, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Jonathan Tilman as chief actuary late last week. Tilman will take up his role in the final quarter of 2017. ...
Kent to Succeed Cavanagh as Willis Re CEO
Willis Re announced last Thursday that James Kent, the current deputy global CEO, will succeed John Cavanagh when he retires from his position as global CEO in December 2017. Kent joined Willis Re in ...
Zurich Board Proposal: Liès to Succeed de Swaan as Chair in 2018
Zurich Insurance Group announced last week that the board of directors will propose the election of Michel M. Liès as Chair at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held April 4, 2018. Upon his ...
AmTrust Signs $400M Reinsurance Agreement With Premia Re
AmTrust Financial Services inked a reinsurance agreement with Premia Reinsurance Ltd. The cover addresses loss reserve development up to $400 million over the company's stated reserves of $6.59 ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s $9B Oncor Purchase Agreement Represents Big Bet on Power
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it agreed to pay $9 billion to buy the parent of Texas power transmission company Oncor Electric Delivery Co, stepping up its pursuit of steady ...