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Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Promotes Brogan to Lead Aircraft Risk Unit
Gen Re promoted John Brogan to chief executive officer of an aviation unit as the reinsurer at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. phases in a new generation of leadership. Brogan replaces David ...
Hurricane Nicole Hits Bermuda, Barely a Week After Matthew Went Away
Hurricane Nicole made landfall in Bermuda on Oct. 13 as a Category 3 storm, less than a week after Hurricane Matthew plowed through the island nation and Haiti before slamming into the U.S. Southeast ...
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...
AIG CEO Peter Hancock’s Innovation Sources: Nobel Prize Winners, Client Councils and More
Here's an innovation you may not have heard about in the insurance world: client councils. AIG President and CEO Peter Hancock said that his company forms and hosts client councils in order to ...
British Government’s Planned Brexit Trigger is Unconstitutional Power Grab: Attorney
Lawyers seeking to force the government to hold a Parliamentary vote on whether to leave the European Union told a panel of three senior judges that Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to trigger Brexit ...
Swiss Re, Brazilian Conglomerate to Launch Commercial Large-Risk Insurer
Swiss Re Group and a South American conglomerate are jointly launching a commercial large-risk insurer in Brazil, and the reinsurer plans to own a majority stake. The actual partnership, which goes ...
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Quits in Fake Account Fallout
John Stumpf, who led Wells Fargo & Co. through the financial crisis and built it into the world's most valuable bank, stepped down as chief executive officer and chairman, bowing to public outcry ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore, FM Global and Church Mutual/Hartford Steam Boiler
Ironshore Launched a policy that combines crucial coverages typically purchased separately for specialist engineers. FM Global added a new cyber-related loss endorsement to its cyber coverage. Church ...
Samsung Risks $17B Hit After Pulling Galaxy 7 From Market a Second Time
Samsung Electronics' worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 for a second time, spelling an almost certain end for the ...