International
Executives On The Move at CNA, Chubb, Starr Companies and AXIS
CNA hired a new vice president, Underwriting for Large/Complex Property. Chubb beefed up its Real Estate and Hospitality practice with several new promotions. Starr Companies appointed an influential ...
Gig-Economy Legal Risks May Rise After Uber Loses UK Court Fight
Uber Technologies Inc. will be regulated in European Union countries as a transport company after the bloc's top court rejected its claim to be a digital service provider, a decision that could ...
Volante Global Debuting in Early 2018 as Multi-Class International MGA Platform
Volante Global Ltd will launch and commence trading during Q1 2018, subject to Lloyd's coverholder approvals where appropriate. The new multi-class and multi-territory international managing general ...
EU Wants Post-Brexit Trade Deal in Place by January 2021
The European Union expects the U.K.'s post- Brexit transition period to last until the end of 2020 and is aiming for a trade deal to kick in immediately after that, according to a European Commission ...
Travelers to Launch Dublin Subsidiary for Post-Brexit Business
Travelers will create a European subsidiary in Dublin in order to serve its customers in a post-Brexit market, the insurer disclosed. Travelers Europe announced it will launch the subsidiary in the ...
Navigators Eyes EU Expansion Through $41.2M Planned Purchase of Belgian Specialty Insurer
The Navigators Group agreed to pay $41.2 million for Belgian specialty insurer ASCO and a connected insurance underwriting agency, a transaction that will help expand its specialty insurance business ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, Starr Companies and NIIT Technologies
XL Catlin's North America marine insurance business now offers insurance for marine contractors in the U.S. Starr Companies will start selling commercial drone insurance to members of the Academy of ...
Extreme Weather Linked to Man-Made Warming: Weather Researchers
Some of last year's crazy weather -- including extreme heat around the world to unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea -- can be blamed on man-made climate change, according to a report from a group ...