International
Hacker That Struck Capital One May Have Targeted 30 Other Companies
The Seattle woman accused of hacking into Capital One Financial Corp.'s cloud and stealing personal information on more than 100 million Americans also broke into servers of more than 30 other ...
Executives On The Move at Root Insurance and AXIS Re
Root Insurance made some executive changes, including hiring a new chief financial officer. AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, named a new head of property ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo International and BHSI
Sompo International in Asia plans to use an InsurTech startup's on-demand cloud platform to bring on-demand insurance to Asia. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance says it updated its Asia ...
An Engaged Manager Can Recharge Uninspired Employees
Managers deal with this everywhere: unengaged employees. Becoming more involved in their teams' day-to-day activities can help reverse this. According to The Center for Creative Leadership, greater ...
Bayer May Be Seeking Roundup Cancer-Claim Deal Worth Up to $8B
Bayer AG is proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, according to people familiar with the negotiations. An ...
China’s Troubled Anbang Insurance Group Puts Japan Properties Up for Sale
China's troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people familiar with the company's plans ...
Many Reinsurers Take on Increased Catastrophe Risks as Rates Harden
Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates and increase their exposure, according to S&P Global ...
California’s New Data Privacy Law Could Be a Game-Changer
As the nation's most far-reaching data privacy law, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), is set to begin Jan. 1, 2020, businesses and their insurers are preparing for a new era in cyber liability. ...