International
London Wants Post-Brexit Regulatory Help For Financial District
Britain's regulators should put more emphasis on keeping banks globally competitive after Brexit, the City of London financial district's policy chief said on Thursday. Catherine McGuinness said ...
The Latest Launches From Allianz, Liberty Mutual and Willis Towers Watson
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has found a partner to help address cybersecurity and risk management for small to medium-sized businesses. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. will back NIF Group's ...
China Taiping Insurance Group Wants to Buy $1.3B Hong Kong Tower
A unit of state-owned China Taiping Insurance Group is in advanced talks to acquire a newly built office tower in Hong Kong from Henderson Land Development Co., according to people with knowledge of ...
Zurich, in Cost-Cutting Move, Will Transfer German Legacy Malpractice Book to Catalina
Zurich Insurance Group said it will transfer its German legacy medical malpractice book to Bermuda-based Catalina for an undisclosed price. The portfolio represented $450 million of reserves as of ...
Allianz Touts Successful Test of Blockchain Tech for Captive Insurance Program
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has successfully tested blockchain technology for a global captive insurance program, which facilitates cash transfers between countries. AGCS's ...
Fracking Poised to Resume in UK, 6 Years After Tremors Halted the Practice
Six years after Britain's first fracking operation was stymied by earth tremors, its shale gas industry is poised to try again with a technology that could transform the UK gas market and drastically ...
UK Regulator Launch Investigation of Wholesale Insurance Brokers
Britain's financial services industry regulator is to launch later this week a long-promised investigation into competition in the wholesale insurance broking market, where one top executive has ...
Hurricanes Also Hurt Liberty Mutual’s Q3 Results
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. reported a net loss of $665 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, versus net income of $455 million for the same period in 2016. The net loss in the ...