International
Executives On The Move at AIG and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
American International Group named an executive who was once an ABC network vice president as its new marketing/communications head for the General Insurance division. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty ...
Insurers, Banks to Get Brexit Update From Bank of England
The Bank of England said it would update banks and insurers next week on its approach to Brexit given that Britain and the European Union have now adopted a transition deal. "The Bank of England ...
Attritional and Catastrophe Losses Hammered Lloyd’s 2017 Results
The Lloyd's market's pre-tax loss of $2.8 billion in 2017 was partly due to hurricanes and wildfires in the third and fourth quarters. But these losses were exacerbated by the continued deterioration ...
China’s New Insurance/Banking Head Known for ‘Regulatory Firestorm’
Chinese financial heavyweight Guo Shuqing has been appointed head of the country's newly merged regulator for the banking and insurance sectors, Financial News, the official newspaper of the central ...
Europe Emerging as InsurTech Investment Hub: Accenture
Global investment in the insurance technology industry surged in 2017, with Europe emerging as a new hub outside the U.S., according to new research from Accenture. The research, which includes new ...
Lloyd’s CEO Beale Urges Brexit Fix for European Insurance Contracts
Lloyd's of London Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale said insurance contracts across Europe will remain at risk unless there's an agreement on how they should be treated in post-Brexit Europe. ...
The Institutes, International Insurance Society Form Strategic Affiliation
The Institutes is forming a strategic affiliation with the International Insurance Society, both industry groups have announced. IIS, an association for executives and experts in the global insurance ...
Insurers, Banks Full Speed Ahead on Brexit Moves Despite Transition Deal
London-based banks and other financial firms won't put their Brexit moves on hold despite a transition deal between Britain and the European Union as it lacks full legal certainty, industry officials ...