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Chubb CEO Greenberg Predicts ‘Modest’ Coronavirus Impact for Now
Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said he expects the insurer—at least for now—to experience only modest impact from the coronavirus tearing through China and around the world. The ...
AXA XL Hires Its First-Ever Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber
A veteran of Beazley, Gen Re and Zurich is joining AXA XL as its first-ever global chief underwriting officer for cyber. Elizabeth (Libby) Benet will focus on helping to manage AXA XL's cyber risk ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb and Lemonade
Chubb has rolled out insurance cover designed to bridge gaps in traditional terrorism business interruption policies. Lemonade plans to debut pet insurance designed for cats and dogs.
Coronavirus Will Cause Limited Losses in China’s P/C Insurance Market: AM Best
Ratings firm AM Best said it expects that China's non-life insurance market will experience limited losses from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The analysts based their outlook on factors including ...
Aon Grabs Cybersecurity Firm to Bolster Division That Handles Cyber Hacks
Aon Plc bought closely held Canadian firm Cytelligence Inc. to help boost its ability to respond to and investigate attacks on computer systems. Aon picked up employees with cybersecurity consulting ...
Singapore Will Add More Climate Change Risks to Financial Industry Stress Tests
Singapore plans to include a broader range of climate change-related risks in a future stress test of its financial industry, a government minister said. The Monetary Authority of Singapore plans to ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual and RenaissanceRe
Liberty Mutual appointed one of its veteran executives to lead its Global Risk Solutions arm in North America. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. hired a new head of human resources.
Coronavirus Reportedly Threatens Apple’s iPhone Output
Foxconn could see a "big" production impact and shipments to customers including Apple face disruption if a Chinese factory halt due to the coronavirus outbreak extends into a second week, a person ...
Scientists Perplexed by Climate Change Models Running Red Hot
There are dozens of climate models, and for decades they've agreed on what it would take to heat the planet by about 3° Celsius. It's an outcome that would be disastrous—flooded cities, ...