International
Liberty Mutual Ended 2015 Bruised by Catastrophe Losses
Liberty Mutual Insurance ended 2015 in the black, but higher losses from catastrophes and other hits hurt its performance during the year. Parent Liberty Mutual Holding Co. booked $411 million in net ...
Bill Gross: Allianz’s PIMCO Playing Dirty in Trying to Kill Departure Suit
Bill Gross said Pacific Investment Management Co. isn't playing by the rules in its effort to kill the lawsuit he filed last year over his departure. Gross told a California state judge Tuesday that ...
VW Claims CEO Didn’t Initially Notice 2014 Diesel Emissions Warning Memo
Volkswagen's former chief executive officer was alerted to problems with U.S. diesel emissions tests in 2014, but the issue "did not initially receive particular attention at the management levels," ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore and Valen Analytics
Ironshore Inc. is targeting the transportation sector with a new series of coverage endorsements. Valen Analytics launched a new risk score for commercial auto insurance. *** Ironshore Inc. said its ...
Class Action Suit Accuses News Corp. of Monopolizing In-Store Ads
News Corp went to trial on Monday in a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of monopolizing the market for in-store promotions at some 52,500 retail stores across the United States. Jury ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, American Modern, Zurich Insurance and More
Munich Re's American Modern Insurance Group is getting a new CEO. Chubb named new executives in its Asia Pacific region. Zurich Insurance has its latest chief underwriting officer for general ...
Many Insurers See Google as Potential Threat: Report
More than 40 percent of insurers see Google as a potential threat because of its strong brand and ability to use customer data, a report released on Tuesday said. And young, mobile phone-friendly ...
Ex-American Modern CEO Rios Will Lead South African Insurance Group
When Manny Rios left his job as CEO of Munich Re's American Modern in August 2015, his next steps were a mystery. Now we know: He's become the leader of a South African insurance group Telesure. The ...