International
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 ...
Wildfires, Trump Tax Cuts to Cause XL Group Some Q4 Pain
Fourth-quarter natural catastrophes took a toll on XL Group Ltd.'s bottom line, and the new Trump tax cuts will also cause some temporary pain, based on revised estimates from the Bermuda-based ...
Allianz Group Will Acquire DAS Switzerland, a Legal Protection Insurer, From Munich Re’s ERGO
Allianz Group has agreed to acquire the legal protection insurer DAS Switzerland and the assets of DAS Luxembourg and Slovakia from German insurance group ERGO Group AG, the Munich Re subsidiary. The ...