International
Executives On The Move at XL Group, Swiss Re and Hannover Re
XL Group hired a longtime Lloyd's of London executive for a newly created position. Hannover Re promoted three people in various, key roles. Swiss Re has a new CEO of its North America division. *** ...
Aspen Designates New Insurance, Reinsurance CEOs as Vitale Discloses Retirement
Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. is naming new leaders for its insurance and reinsurance segments after one executive retired and the other got a promotion. The executive changes come as ...
30% of Businesses Lack Cyber Insurance: HSB Survey
Half of U.S. businesses have either purchased cyber insurance for the first time or increased their level of coverage in the last year, according to a survey of risk managers by The Hartford Steam ...
AIG General Counsel Russo to Retire; Was Key Player in Bailout Negotiations
Tom Russo, who helped American International Group Inc. negotiate the end of its U.S. bailout, is retiring from his post as general counsel. Russo, 72, will stay with the insurer until a replacement ...
Insurance, Reinsurance CEOs Join Global Push to Weave Insurance Concepts Into Disaster Planning
A group of insurance, reinsurance and global broking CEOs are assisting the work of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), which was launched last month to help build resilience to climate risk and ...
Activist Investor Carl Icahn Buys More AIG Shares
Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in American International Group Inc by 5.2 percent, putting him in a better position to pressure the insurer to split into three independent ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Zurich, Marsh and QBE
XL Catlin added four new executives to beef up its global energy team. Marsh hired a new key executive. QBE North America promoted an executive in its specialty programs arena. Zurich named a new ...
Self-Driving Cars Could Create Traffic Congestion Surge
Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot ...