International
Brexit Can Be Postponed Again if Needed, Germany’s Merkel Says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the U.K. should be given more time to leave the European Union if it needs it, as she pointed to a way out of the Brexit impasse that falls far short of what the ...
Hamilton Insurance Group Adds ‘Chief Technology Officer’ to Its Ranks
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. has added a "chief technology officer" to its roster of executives. Venkat Krishnamoorthy will fill the newly created slot starting on Aug. 5, 2019, reporting to Group ...
Allied World CEO Carmilani Moves Up to Corporate Parent Fairfax in New Role
Scott Carmilani, the founder and longtime CEO of Allied World, is moving up to corporate parent Fairfax Insurance Group in a newly created executive role. With his promotion, the veteran president at ...
Insurers Will Drastically Boost Spending on Robotic Process Automation: Study
Insurers are expected to drastically boost their spending on robotic process automation over the next five years as they seek to spur revenue growth by cutting costs, according to a new study from ...
EU Braces for the UK’s Boris Johnson, Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit or Another Delay
The European Union is bracing for either a no-deal Brexit or another delay if Boris Johnson becomes Britain's prime minister next week with a pledge to renegotiate a deal the bloc says it will not ...
Prosecution Accuses J&J of Avoiding Responsibility for Allegedly Fueling Opioid Crisis
Even after illegally promoting opioid painkillers to reap billions of dollars in profit over the past two decades, Johnson & Johnson has accepted "zero responsibility'' for its central role in ...
Roundup Jury Award Slashed to $25.3M; Bayer Appeal Still Planned
A federal judge on Monday slashed a damages award Bayer AG owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $25.27 million from $80.27 million, while rejecting the company's ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and AIG
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE appointed three executives to divisions covering areas including alternative risk transfer and global political violence. A former Accenture executive ...