International
Insurance Could Slash Billions From Poor Nations’ Natural Disaster Bills
New types of insurance could cut the costs of natural disasters for poorer countries and reduce the amount of humanitarian aid needed, according to a report commissioned by Britain's international ...
Pending EU Rules Should Spur International Cyber Insurance Market Growth: A.M. Best
The European Union's looming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require mandatory notification of serious data breaches and potentially massive fines for failure to comply. That's the bad ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
The Latest Launches From The Hartford, The Hanover Insurance Group and More
The Hartford is eyeing nonprofit groups with new features added to its flagship management liability offering. Separately, The Hanover Insurance Group beefed up an important product with new ...
An Expensive Cup of Coffee: The Backstory of Sompo-Endurance Deal
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2017 "We were just two guys moaning away actually about the markets," said Nigel Frudd, head of Global M&A and group counsel for ...
RMS Expands Model Suite for Asia-Pacific Typhoon, Earthquake
Risk modeling and analytics firm RMS has substantially expanded its suite of offerings for the Asia-Pacific region, adding typhoon models for South Korea and Taiwan as well as earthquake models for ...
Global Warming May Be Speeding Up: Harvard Scientists
Two climate scientists suggest they've come closer to resolving a critical debate about how quickly human activity will heat up the planet. The answer isn't good news. It's almost universally ...
Tax Software Firm at Center of Cyber Attack Knew of Problems; Criminal Liability Possible
The small Ukrainian tax software company that is accused of being the patient zero of a damaging global cyber epidemic is under investigation and will face charges, the head of Ukraine's Cyber Police ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s $9B Oncor Purchase Agreement Represents Big Bet on Power
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it agreed to pay $9 billion to buy the parent of Texas power transmission company Oncor Electric Delivery Co, stepping up its pursuit of steady ...