International
BHSI Continue’s European Expansion With New Paris Office Staffed by AXA XL Vet
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is continuing its European expansion with a new office in France. BHSI is underwriting property, casualty, and executive & professional lines in France. The ...
U.S. Commercial Prices Rose Just Above 2 Percent in Q1: Willis Towers Watson
Carriers reported that U.S. commercial insurance prices grew just above 2 percent on average during the 2019 first quarter, according to Willis Towers Watson's latest CLIPS survey. Willis Towers ...
Men Rejected for Google Jobs Clear Hurdle Over Lawsuit Alleging Liberal Bias
White conservative males who allege that liberal bias at Google Inc. doomed their chances of getting hired by the tech giant cleared the first hurdle to proceed with their lawsuit. A California state ...
MGA InsurTech Getsafe Lands $17M Financing to Fuel European Expansion
A managing general agent in Germany that relies on artificial intelligence for its customer platform has raised $17 million in first-round financing. Getsafe's new money will help propel an expansion ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, QBE North America and Aspen Re
An Accenture veteran is joining AIG to fill a leadership role within its General Insurance Division. QBE North America appointed a new president, Alternative Markets. Aspen Re named a Tokio ...
The U.S. Faced Record Reports of Tornadoes, Hail, Winds in May: Aon
The U.S. dealt with close to 4,400 reports of tornadoes, hail and straight-line winds in May, the most since 2011, according to weather data cited by Aon's monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report. ...
Swiss Re Moves Ahead With Planned $4.5B IPO for UK Life Biz
Swiss Re is pressing ahead with plans to float its $4.5 billion UK life insurance business in London to put it under a more favorable regulatory regime and give it easier access to capital to fund ...
Carrier/InsurTech Partnerships Offer Short-Term Benefits: J.D. Power Expert
Carriers seeking to build up their InsurTech capacity face a number of choices to get there—some quite pricey. In the short term, partnerships may be the most cost-effective and least risky way to ...