International
Executives On The Move at AIG, AmTrust, Nationwide and Aspen Insurance
American International Group hired a new head of International Government Affairs. AmTrust appointed a rising executive to lead its new satellite insurance operations. Nationwide's chief information ...
Did Russia Meddle in Brexit? Facebook Widens Probe to Find Out
Facebook said on Wednesday it would conduct a new, comprehensive search of its records for possible propaganda that Russian operatives may have spread during the run-up to Britain's 2016 referendum ...
Lemonade Co-Founder Calls Out Amazon for Poaching Employees
With two social media posts, Lemonade Co-Founder Shai Wininger called out Amazon for poaching the employees of his insurance carrier powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, also ...
Deutsche Bank, Digital Broker Friendsurance Form Partnership
Deutsche Bank and digital insurance broker Friendsurance have formed a partnership designed to make it simpler and more transparent and convenient for clients to arrange for their insurance needs. To ...
Spain and Netherlands Will Push for Soft Brexit Deal to Keep UK Close
Spanish and Dutch finance ministers have agreed to push for a Brexit deal that keeps Britain as close to the European Union as possible, according to a person familiar with the situation. Spanish ...
La Nina Appears Likely for Remaining Winter
A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday that La Niña conditions are likely to persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter. La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean ...
RenRe, RGA Launch Langhorne Re, a Life/Annuity Reinsurer
Catastrophe reinsurer RenaissanceRe is getting into the life/annuity reinsurance business. The company disclosed that it, along with Reinsurance Group of America, a global life insurer, have launched ...
Alternative Capital Showed Resilience in Face of 2017 Catastrophes: Aon Benfield
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria represented the first real test of the staying power of the alternative capital sector, which has responded with a show of strength by continuing to fund reinsurance ...