International
EU Pushes for Brexit Delay, With Length of Postponement at Issue
The European Union has made no secret that it thinks Prime Minister Theresa May should delay Brexit day. The question is, for how long. May on Tuesday promised the British Parliament a vote on a ...
Argo Shareholder Accuses CEO Watson of Pursuing ‘Shockingly High’ Corporate Expenses
An Argo Group shareholder is nominating four new directors to counter what it alleges are "shockingly high" corporate expenses including pricy real estate, an office art collection, and CEO Mark ...
Cyber Risk Prevention a Factor in InsurTech Investments’ Continued Climb: Willis Towers Watson
There were 63 InsurTech investment deals worth nearly $1.6 billion in the 2018 fourth quarter, according to a new Willis Towers Watson report. That's a 24 percent jump in deal count compared to the ...
Zurich North America Acquires Tech Company Focused on Vehicle Protection Products
Zurich North America has acquired Sea Pine Technologies, a company specializing in innovative digital applications for the marketing of vehicle protection products. The insurer said the deal will ...
El Nino’s Calm Winds Harming U.S. Wind Power Producers
Calm winds are hurting U.S. wind power producers. Unusually still weather in the upper Midwest and Great Plains in late 2018 has already taken a bite out of earnings at NextEra Energy Inc. and ...
China Regulator Orders Banks, Insurers to Amp Up Lending to Private Firms
China's banking and insurance regulator said on Monday it had told all of the country's banks to sharply increase lending to private companies, as policymakers step up support for the slowing ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Reportedly Planning Massive IPO for Fintech Unit
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's largest insurer by market value, is gearing up for an initial public offering of its OneConnect unit that could value the financial management portal at about ...
J&J Now Stands Alone in Fighting Off Talc Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson now finds itself alone in fighting the claims of a dying California woman and thousands of people like her who allege that the company's iconic baby powder contained asbestos ...