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Late 2017 Hurricanes Could Spur 2018 Insurance M&A Spree: Clyde & Co. Prediction
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate broke records in late 2017 in terms of damages and insured losses. The strains they have caused on the marketplace could spur a wave of M&A activity a ...
Squabble Over Ireland Delays Brexit Deal
Theresa May's efforts to find a compromise on the Irish border that will unblock Brexit talks struggled on, with both sides digging in on Thursday as the clock ticks down to a deadline next week. ...
Lloyd’s Has Paid Claims of $1.7B for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria—So Far
The Lloyd's market has paid claims worth $1.7 billion, to date, in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Earlier this year, Lloyd's estimated a total commitment of $4.8 billion for the three ...
Apple and Qualcomm Accuse Each Other of Patent Infringement
Apple Inc on Wednesday filed a countersuit against Qualcomm Inc, alleging that Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile phone chips that power a wide variety of Android-based devices infringe on Apple's patents, ...
Guy Carpenter Chairman Newhouse Will Retire at Year-End
Guy Carpenter Chairman Britt Newhouse is retiring at the end of 2017, a company spokesperson has confirmed. Newhouse has been chairman of the reinsurance broker/strategic advisory firm since 2008. ...
Trump Pushes NAFTA to Limit Liability of Internet Firms Including Google, Facebook
The Trump administration is pushing to add legal protections in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would limit the liability of internet giants such as Google and Facebook, marking ...
Faced With Brexit, European Banks Trim Exposure to UK Assets
European banks pared their exposure to Britain in the aftermath of its vote to quit the European Union, slashing their U.K. assets by $425 billion in the span of a year. The decline was driven by a ...
Neon Names MS Amlin Veteran Heppel as New CFO
Neon, the specialist Lloyd's insurer, has a new chief financial officer. Richard Heppell took on the position as of Nov. 20. Previously, Heppell was CFO at MS Amlin, where he oversaw the complex ...