International
Consolidation of Third-Party Administrators Continues With Sedgwick’s Purchase of York
Sedgwick announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation trend among third-party administrators. The purchase of York — which ...
IBM Proposes Revamp of Law Shielding Internet Companies From User Content Liability
International Business Machines Corp proposed changes to a 1996 law that protects internet companies from liabilities related to what users post on their platforms. In a blog post on Wednesday, IBM ...
Swiss Re, Citing Weak Demand, Suspends IPO of ReAssure Unit
Swiss Re AG said it suspended the initial public offering of ReAssure Group Plc, as a plan that would have put a value of as much as $4.1 billion on the U.K. unit fizzled due to weak investor demand. ...
Volvo Makes Viable Limited Use of Commercial Autonomous Trucks
Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo's first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment. Driverless ...
Marriott’s Massive Privacy Breach Could Lead to a $124M UK Fine
The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the U.K. cracked down on privacy breaches with its second major ...
Expertise and Investment: What Munich Re Digital Partners Brings to InsurTech Partnerships
Three years may not be a long time, but the head of Munich Re Digitial Partners in North America says his operation has made the most of it. David Brune became CEO of Digital Partners' North American ...
Startup Focused on Digital Customer Interactions for Insurers and Others Raises $14.5M
A startup focused on developing a platform guiding digital customer interactions for insurers and other businesses has raised $14.5 million in new financing. Lightico said that Mangrove Capital ...
Getsafe CEO Predicts Lemonade Will ‘Struggle’ in Germany
Lemonade has promise but won't necessarily face smooth sailing with an expansion into Germany, predicts the head of Getsafe, one of its European rivals. "Lemonade will have to struggle in Germany," ...