International
Bayer Resolves More Roundup Cases
Attorneys for Bayer AG and consumers suing the company over allegations its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer told a judge on Thursday they are continuing to resolve thousands more cases, improving ...
Lloyd’s CEO Neal Predicts Appeal Regarding UK Business Insurance Ruling
Lloyd's of London Chief Executive John Neal said on Thursday he expected a London judgment, which ordered some insurers to compensate struggling businesses for losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, to ...
Top Shipping Insurance Group Won’t Cover Russia, Turkish Pipelines Over U.S. Sanctions Risk
The world's largest group of shipping insurers will not insure vessels involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream gas pipeline projects because of the threat of U.S. sanctions. ...
Insurers, Banks Wait for Regulatory ‘Brexit’ Dividend in UK
Britain will adopt tough but less bureaucratic financial rules after Brexit, starting with simpler regulation of small banks, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Tuesday. Britain will ...
Reinsurance Demand Rises, Along with Flight to Quality, Say Industry Experts
Not only has reinsurance buying increased, but there also has been a flight to quality reinsurers by ceding insurance companies, according to several reinsurers and brokers in recent webinars held in ...
EasySend Raises $16M for ‘No Code’ Digitization Platform
InsurTech EasySend has raised $16 million, and the startup will use the money to fuel a global expansion of its AI-based platform designed to help insurers and others digitize their processes without ...
Travelers Starts Using AI for Ergonomic Assessments
The Travelers Companies said it has started using artificial intelligence to offer business customers virtual and onsite ergonomic assessments. Travelers, which is based in Hartford, Conn., claims to ...
Catastrophe Losses Driven Higher by Secondary Perils – And Climate Change
Secondary perils, exacerbated by climate change, are driving catastrophe insurance losses, warn a growing chorus of reinsurers and brokers. Indeed, broker Aon reveals that more than 60% of 2020's ...