International
The Latest Launches From AXA XL, Bold Penguin/CNA and W.R. Berkley
AXA XL launched a six-week program designed to enable client risk managers to develop new products and services for complex risks. CNA is now officially part of a new commercial insurance platform ...
Aon Acquires CoverWallet, Coveting the Growing Small Biz Digital Insurance Marketplace
Aon said it has agreed to acquire InsurTech startup CoverWallet in a bid to boost its presence in the growing digital insurance market for small and medium-sized business customers. Neither side ...
Executives On The Move at Next Insurance and CFC
InsurTech startup Next Insurance made two major executive appointments, turning to technology company veterans to fill both slots. A former American International Group executive is joining ...
Sompo International’s Okumura Will Become CEO in January 2020
Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has chosen a new CEO, promoting an inside executive to the position. The Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance said that ...
Insurers, Others Pressure Global Energy Watchdog Over Climate Change Fight
Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed pressure on Monday from investors and scientists concerned about climate change to overhaul the agency's projections for ...
AIG Hires Willis Towers Watson Executive for General Insurance Leadership Role
A former Willis Towers Watson executive is signing on with American International Group to take a leadership role in its General Insurance Unit. Allison Barrett begins at AIG on Dec. 9 as global head ...
Fire Tornadoes Becoming More Common in Australia, Thanks to Climate Change
Fire tornadoes are set to become a more common feature of the Australian landscape as climate change takes hold later this century. That's according to new research from the University of New South ...
Hamilton Insurance Places Acappella Syndicate Into Runoff
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. said it is placing Acappella Syndicate 2014 into runoff. Acappella is a third-party capital supported Lloyd's syndicate included in Hamilton's acquisition in August of ...