International
Court Upholds Twitter Decision to Ban White Nationalist
Twitter Inc. won a battle in the culture wars with a court ruling that upheld its decision to delete the accounts of a self-proclaimed "white advocate." The social media giant has faced mounting ...
Hannover Re CEO Wallin to Retire; Swiss Re’s Henchoz Will Replace Him
Hannover Re Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Wallin plans to retire in 2019, after the company's annual general meeting scheduled for May 8. Wallin's replacement will be Jean-Jacques Henchoz, a ...
Japan Floods Leave Behind Up to $4B in Insured Losses: AIR Worldwide
Massive flooding in Japan earlier this summer will be costly, with insured losses landing between an estimated $2 billion and $4 billion, according to AIR Worldwide. As the catastrophe modeling firm ...
No-Deal Brexit Could Affect Everything From Insurance Contracts to Consumer Pricing
Britons face higher prices when buying from the European Union unless the government can secure a Brexit deal, while retirees in countries like Spain risk losing access to pensions paid into U.K. ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Farmers, AXIS and Marsh
Both American International Group and Farmers hired new chief information officers. AXIS Capital Holdings Limited appointed a veteran executive to the newly created position of chief strategy ...
The Latest Launches From Coalition, Guy Carpenter and Vault
Coalition is marketing cyber insurance designed to protect organizations against fraudulent use of their IT and telephony services. Guy Carpenter inked a multiyear partnership with a London-based ...
Hawaii Still Vulnerable to a Weakened Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane has lost some of its punch as it prepares to brush past Hawaii but still threatens to inflict "tens of millions of dollars" in damages on the islands. The storm weakened to Category 4 ...
For QBE, a Focus on Profitable Underwriting Begins to Pay Off
QBE's restructuring over the last year has focused on exiting loss-making businesses and portfolios, while rigorously emphasizing profitable underwriting across the group. Good progress has been made ...