International
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, USAA and QBE
A major executive is retiring at USAA, and the search is on for his replacement. QBE is reorganizing and hired from within to fill a newly created executive position. XL Catlin is beefing up its ...
J&J Must Pay $72M for Cancer Death Linked to Talcum Powder
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million of damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based ...
New Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler to Replace the Retiring Liès
Swiss Re AG named Christian Mumenthaler, a 17-year veteran of the company who heads the main reinsurance unit, as chief executive officer from July 1. He will succeed the retiring Michel Liès. ...
Exclusive: Google Reportedly Will Shut Down Online Insurance Site
It appears Google Compare's grand experiment in online comparison shopping for auto insurance is dead – for now at least. Insurance Journal has learned that two of Google Compare's major partners ...
Hiscox Unveils Cloud-Based E-Trading System in U.K.
After a successful pilot, Hiscox has launched Hiscox Trader, a new cloud-based e-trading system for U.K. commercial insurance brokers. The new technology, developed with insurance technology ...
SEC Charges Nine More People in Global Press Release Hacking Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged nine new defendants over what it has called a more than $100 million international scheme to hack into newswires that distribute corporate ...
Record Takata Air Bag Recall Could Grow Larger Still
The U.S.'s auto safety regulator said it's investigating all Takata Corp.air-bag inflators that use a chemical propellant banned from future models and will compile data to determine whether to ...
Fiji Recovering from Worst Cyclone Ever
Fiji is surveying the damage from the strongest tropical cyclone to ever hit the South Pacific nation, with at least three people reported to have been killed and whole villages flattened as the ...