International
Executives On The Move at AXIS, AXA XL and W.R. Berkley’s Acadia Insurance
AXIS Capital Holdings brought in a former Allstate executive as its new chief analytics officer. AXA XL hired on a new executive for its Excess Casualty Insurance team. W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Acadia ...
HDI Global Specialty SE Makes Its Debut
A new specialty lines insurer is making its debut – HDI Global Specialty SE. HDI Global Specialty SE was created by merging Hannover Re's and HDI Global SE's specialty lines. HDI Global SE holds ...
Daimler Self-Driving Big Rig Is Coming to U.S., Along With Fancy Tesla Truck
Daimler AG will start selling a heavy-duty truck in the U.S. this year that's able to brake, accelerate and steer at all speeds on its own. This will coincide with the planned launch of electric-car ...
Executives On The Move at Grange Insurance and BHSI
Grange Insurance Association has a new CEO, an executive promoted from within to replace a longtime leader who retired. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance appointed a new senior claims adjuster ...
Everest Re CEO Addesso Will Retire at 2019’s End
Everest Re Group Ltd. President and CEO Dominic Addesso plans to retire at the end of 2019, the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer disclosed on Jan. 7. The board of directors has already begun a ...
Still More Brexit Drama: UK PM May Warns of ‘Uncharted Territory’ With Rejected Deal
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later this month, despite little sign that she has won over ...
Ex-Berkley Exec Vetch Joins Hamilton Underwriting Ltd. as CFO
A former W.R. Berkley Corp. executive is now chief financial officer of Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd's operations of Hamilton Insurance Group. ...
Insurance Hall of Fame Inducts AXIS Capital’s Chairman
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said its chairman has been inducted into the International Insurance Society Insurance Hall of Fame. Michael Butt has also been named the 2019 Insurance Hall of Fame ...