International
South African Insurers Acquiesce to Demands for Pandemic Business Interruption Cover
South African insurers are bowing to demands for the payment of losses that businesses suffered during the nation's lockdown. Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Ltd.'s Guardrisk will make settlement ...
Chubb Loses $331M in Q2, Slammed by COVID-19 Costs
Over just two quarters, the coronavirus pandemic has forced Chubb's net income to plunge, and now, swing to a sizable loss. Chubb lost $331 million, or $0.73 per share during the 2020 second quarter, ...
PartnerRe Makes Bonneau CEO While Dealing With Pandemic-Hammered Q2 Results
A former Chubb executive is officially the new president and CEO of PartnerRe Ld., taking over as the Bermuda-based reinsurer reported 2020 second quarter results hammered by COVID-19 challenges. The ...
Volkswagen Forks Over $9.8B in Diesel Settlements to U.S. Consumers
U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday . Volkswagen agreed to offer to buy back or repair ...
InsurTech Financings Rebound in Q2; A Longer Recovery Remains in Question
InsurTech venture capital investments rebounded strongly in the second quarter after a pummeling earlier in the year due to growing pandemic-related uncertainty in the financial markets. Firms in the ...
AXA XL Makes Americas, UK and Lloyd’s Exec Appointments in Ongoing Restructuring
AXA XL's plan to revamp the structure and focus of its Insurance unit continues with a number of new leadership promotions and new hires in the Americas and also the UK/Lloyd's market. AXA XL's new ...
1000-Plus Twitter Employees Reportedly Had Access to Hack-Worthy Tools
More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two former employees ...
Everest Insurance Makes Karmilowicz Its New CEO
Everest Re Group promoted Michael Karmilowicz to be the new president and CEO of its Everest Insurance division, three months after its previous leader jumped ship to lead rival Ascot Group. Jonathan ...