International
Sexual-Harassment Whistle-Blower Sues Lloyd’s Insurer Tokio Marine Kiln
A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd's of London insurance company is suing his employer for what he called a campaign of harassment, racial ...
N.D. Insurance Commissioner Named World’s Tallest Politician
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has been named World's Tallest Politician (male) by Guinness World Records. Godfread is 6 feet 10 inches (210.767 centimeters) tall as verified in ...
Argo Group Hit With Ratings Agency Black Marks Over Governance Controversy
Standard & Poor's hit Argo Group International Holdings Lt. with a negative ratings outlook, due to an SEC subpoena about executive compensation and the abrupt "retirement" of longtime CEO Mark ...
Mexico’s State Oil Firm Hampered by Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack hit computer servers and halted administrative work on Monday at Mexican state oil firm Pemex, according to employees and internal emails, in hackers' latest bid to wring ransom ...
Zego Becomes First UK InsurTech to Win Its Own Insurance License
Zego has become the first U.K. InsurTech to be awarded its own insurance license, which will enable it to build and sell its own products. While Zego will still work in tandem with its growing ...
Insurance Distribution Platform Cover Genius Plans Expansion With $10M Financing
Cover Genius, an InsurTech centered around an insurance distribution platform, has raised $10 million in new financing designed to fuel hiring and further global growth. King River Capital, a Sydney ...
Typhoon Hagibis Could Be One of 2019’s Costliest Catastrophe Events: Aon
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019's costliest events, with economic costs of more than $10 billion and insured losses minimally in the billions, according to Aon's monthly catastrophe ...
Key Allianz Insurance Unit Slumps, but PIMCO Arm Excels
Allianz SE, the German insurer that owns bond manager Pacific Investment Management Co., relied on inflows at the asset management unit to offset lower earnings at its property and casualty business. ...