International
New Consumer Tech Drives Opportunities for Novel Personal Insurance Products: Conning
Innovation often opens the door to new products that would never have been possible. Conning asserts in a new report that this is happening with personal lines insurance, thanks to consumers' ...
Cyber Attacks From Governments or Criminals Are Hard to Distinguish
Veteran espionage researcher Jon DiMaggio was hot on the trail three months ago of what on the face of it looked like a menacing new industrial espionage attack by Russian cyber spies. All the ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Helps Launch Innovation/Technology Collaborative in Germany
Berkshire Hathaway's Gen Re is among insurers who recently helped found InsurLab Germany, a collaborative designed to foster new technologies and innovation in the industry. The initiative formally ...
Greenlight Capital Re Brings on Ex-SAC Re CEO Burton as New Leader
Greenlight Capital Re tapped a veteran Bermuda reinsurance executive as its new chief executive officer. Simon Burton is slated to become CEO of the hedge fund/specialist reinsurer as of July 1, 2017 ...
Trump Announces Plan to Withdraw From Climate Accord, Possibly Seek Better Deal
President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate pact and that he will seek to renegotiate the international agreement in a way that treats American workers better. "So ...
UK Labor Party Readies Brexit Negotiating Team as Election Campaign Gets Competitive
Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his team of Brexit negotiators, moving to dispel accusations by Prime Minister Theresa May that his Labour Party isn't prepared for Brexit talks starting soon after next week's ...
Sharing Economy Booming in China: Latest Wave Includes Umbrellas, Basketballs
Fancy shooting some hoops, but don't have a basketball? Caught in the rain with no umbrella? Smartphone run out of juice? China's rapidly expanding "sharing economy," which already provides car rides ...
Munich Re, Aviva Ventures Invest in UK Connected Home InsurTech Neos
Neos, a UK connected home insurer, announced last week that it has secured a £5 million (roughly $6.4 million) series A investment led by Aviva Ventures together with strategic partner Munich Re. ...