Executives On The Move at Everest Re and GuideOne Insurance
Everest Re appointed a veteran insurance industry board member and financial executive to its own board of directors. GuideOne Insurance named a new chief underwriting officer.
International
Expect Up to 8 Hurricanes During the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season
As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a "near normal" season following two years of storms that have left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and U.S. coast. Nine to ...
Brazil Is Suing Top Tobacco Firms to Recover Public Health Treatment Costs
Brazil is suing the world's largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International, in a landmark case aimed at recovering the public health treatment costs of ...
CFC Designs New Broker Platform for Its Cyber Insurance Products
Specialist Insurer CFC is debuting a new broker platform designed to facilitate the sale of its cyber insurance products to small- and medium-sized businesses. The idea is that London, UK-based ...
Positive Progress for the Inland Marine Insurance Segment: A.M. Best
The inland marine insurance segment has grown steadily in the past decade in tandem with increases in construction spending and the transport of goods, with direct premiums written nearly doubling to ...
Federal Terrorism Reinsurance Program Is Keeping Market Stable: Marsh
The long-term viability of the U.S. property terrorism insurance market is back in the spotlight as Congress looks at renewing the federal reinsurance backstop, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program ...
Experts: Uber, Lyft and Shared Owners Will Dominate Future Auto Sales
Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc are expected to alter the state of car ownership towards subscription-based services and shared ownership, auto industry experts said at ...
Flying Taxi Startups Are Coming to Asia, Based on European Tech
The world's first passenger-drone services may debut in Asia -- but the technology behind these flying taxis will be largely European. Volocopter GmbH of Germany said Thursday it will open a landing ...