International
Generali Hires Ex-Allianz Exec to Run New U.S.-Based Global Construction Practice
The U.S. arm of Generali Group launched its new Global Construction Insurance practice and has hired a former Allianz executive to run it. Greg Mason will serve as vice president of Construction for ...
Cyber Theft Strikes 20,000 Tesco Bank Accounts in UK
The banking arm of Britain's biggest retailer Tesco was scrambling on Monday to deal with an online attack over the weekend on 40,000 customers' accounts, 20,000 of which had money removed. The hack ...
The Hidden Cost of Standing Still: Legacy Platforms Slow Growth and Halt the Shift to AI-Enabled Insurance Business
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There is a hidden disease that is killing insurers — the disease of legacy technology. The problem is a matter...
China Passes Sweeping Cybersecurity Law; Foreign Opposition Remains
China has green-lit a sweeping and controversial law that may grant Beijing unprecedented access to foreign companies' technology and hamstring their operations in the world's second-largest economy. ...
$50M NBCR Terror Coverage Available from Lloyd’s Consortium
Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings, Ltd., announced the launch of a Lloyd's led consortium for nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological (NBCR) terrorism. ...
AIG’s Mixed Results Lead to Stock Drop, Wall Street Skepticism
American International Group Inc.'s assurances of underwriting progress are drawing increased skepticism from Wall Street analysts after another disappointing quarter. Results from international ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Willis Towers Watson and XL Catlin
Chubb has expanded its business owner's policy to the technology industry and added specialized features. Willis Towers Watson launched an insurance product designed to protect financial institutions ...
UK Court Rules Brexit Can’t Start Without Parliamentary Vote
The U.K. must hold a vote in Parliament before starting the two-year countdown to Brexit, a panel of London judges decided, setting up a constitutional confrontation at the country's Supreme Court ...
AIG Turns a Q3 Profit, but Commercial Combined Ratio Hits 105.3
American International Group Inc, the largest commercial insurer in the United States and Canada, reported a net income versus a loss last year, when tumultuous markets gutted returns from its ...