International
Yahoo Must Make Privacy Changes in EU Due to Massive Data Breach
Yahoo's European regulator has ordered it to make privacy changes following a probe into what it said was one of the largest ever data breaches to impact EU citizens. Yahoo, most of whose assets were ...
AXA’s Planned XL Group Acquisition Gains XL Shareholder Approval
Insurer XL Group's shareholders have approved an agreement for AXA to acquire 100 percent of XL Group. Total consideration for the planned acquisition would amount to approximately $15.3 billion, to ...
PartnerRe Acquires Canadian Predictive Analytics Company
PartnerRe Ltd. disclosed it has acquired Claim Analytics, a Canadian-based company focused on predictive analytics products and services for insurers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The ...
Disaster Response Elicits Far Greater Spending Than Risk Reduction: Zurich Insurance
In the wake of last year's unusually harsh catastrophe events, insurers' clients are playing catch-up with their disaster risk management strategies, Zurich Insurance concluded in a new report. ...
UK Political Battle Brewing That Could Drastically Alter Brexit
Twelve rebel Conservatives have signed an amendment calling for the U.K. to stay in the Europe Union's single market, edging toward a common front with the main opposition Labour Party that could ...
Tokyo, New York, Top Lloyd’s List of Cities Facing the Most Risks
Tokyo is the global city facing most risks to its annual economic output, due to its proximity to North Korea, according to an index compiled by the Lloyd's of London insurance market. New York ranks ...
The Latest Launches From Allianz and ISO
Allianz Group will start selling property/casualty insurance in several Central and Eastern European markets, thanks to a new distribution agreement. ISO is now offering a new home healthcare program ...
The Schinnerer Group Will Rebrand as Victor
The Schinnerer Group is rebranding as Victor, and most of the company's individual global businesses will take on the new name. Schinnerer businesses that will rebrand as Victor over the next year ...