International
Executives On The Move at Assurant, Liberty Mutual and Guy Carpenter
Assurant made some new executive appointments as part of some organizational changes. Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, named a new head of Casualty in Germany. ...
Rather Than Gamble, ITC Shifts From Vegas to the Digital World
A surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing InsureTech Connect – one of the world's largest insurance technology conferences – to go fully digital for its annual fall gathering. ITC has scheduled ITC ...
FBI Hunts for Twitter Hackers Who Hit Biden, Obama, Musk, Others
The FBI is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking, according to sources familiar with the situation, as more Washington lawmakers raised alarms about the breach of high-profile accounts on the ...
COVID-19 Could Threaten Shipping Safety Even as Losses Are at Record Lows: Allianz
Large shipping losses dropped by 20 percent last year, in a continuation of decade-long trend when losses declined by almost 70 percent, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate ...
Report: Swiss Re CEO Says Country’s Insurers Oppose Tightening Immigration Rules
Switzerland's insurance industry is against tightening the country's immigration rules, a move that will be put to voters this year, Swiss Re Chief Executive Christian Mumenthaler told Handelszeitung ...
Americans Ignore Work-From-Home Cyber Attack Risks: Chubb Survey
A large number of Americans working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic aren't worried about cyber attacks even though they're at greater risk compared to working in the office, Chubb found in ...
Arch Capital Pretax Cat Losses Could Hit $225M, Driven by COVID-19 Claims
Arch Capital Group Ltd. has estimated a range of pretax catastrophe losses of $205 million to $225 million in the second quarter of 2020 across its property/casualty insurance and reinsurance ...
CoreLogic Meets With Investors Pursuing Unsolicited Acquisition Bid
CoreLogic Inc. met with two of its investors for the first time Tuesday to discuss their $7 billion proposal to take the real estate data company private. Representatives from Cannae Holdings Inc. ...