International
AGCS Picks Müller as New Leader, Makes Other Executive Changes
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE named a new leader and has made other key executive changes. All are effective Dec. 1, 2019, pending regulatory approval. Joachim Müller, currently CEO of ...
European Central Bank May Include Climate Change Risks in Future Bank Stress Tests
The European Central Bank is considering including climate-change risks in future European banking stress tests, ECB Vice President Luis De Guindos said on Thursday. Speaking at a BNP Paribas banking ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Restoration Hardware
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday disclosed a new investment in RH, boosting shares of the luxury furniture and home furnishings chain once known as Restoration Hardware. Berkshire ...
U.S. Manufacturing Group Reportedly Hacked by China as Trade Talks Intensified
As trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensified earlier this year, suspected Chinese hackers broke into an industry group for U.S. manufacturers that has helped shape President Donald ...
Generali Takes on AXA With Debut of New Art Insurance Unit
Italian insurer Generali launched a new business Tuesday to cover art works, engaging as a poster boy the contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan, whose gold-covered statue valued at 2.4 million euros ...
Insurance Premiums Will Grow 3 Percent Despite Economic Slowdown: Swiss Re
Global insurance premiums will grow 3 percent on average over the next two years even with an emerging global economic slowdown, Swiss Re said in its latest sigma report. Rising loss costs will fuel ...
Lloyd’s Lab Initiative Spurs New Praedicat Peril Casualty Insurance Product
Praedicat Inc., a Los Angeles-based liability risk analytics software company, said it is developing a new insurance product to help global industrial companies secure coverage for innovative and ...
Some Argue Blockchain Enthusiasm Is Fading Quickly
For a technology that was supposed to transform and solve seemingly every problem in the world, the enthusiasm is fading pretty quickly. Blockchain, the underlying technology that powers ...