International
In a Rarity, Category One Hurricane Slams Into Cape Verde
Something rare happened out in the Atlantic- - a hurricane hit Cape Verde. The islands off the coast of Africa lend their name to some of the most powerful storms the Atlantic produces, yet they ...
Executives On The Move at QBE, SCOR and Hamilton Insurance Group
A veteran executive from Chubb is joining QBE Insurance as managing director of its Asia Pacific region, effective Sept. 1. Mark Lingafelter's new responsibilities include continued execution of the ...
Nestle Suit Alleges Slave Labor Used For Fish in Fancy Feast Cat Food
Nestle SA was sued over claims that its Fancy Feast cat food contains fish from a Thai supplier that uses slave labor. The complaint against the Swiss food giant follows one last week accusing Costco ...
S&P, Fitch Differ on Whether Reinsurance Price Declines Are Moderating
Two of the P/C industry's ratings entities – Fitch and Standard & Poor's – differ as to whether they see a moderation of ongoing reinsurance price declines. Fitch sees the downward trend ...
Investors In the Dark About Worsening Corporate Cyber Crime Risks
Investors are being poorly served by a haphazard approach from fund managers to the growing threat of cyber crime damaging the companies in which they invest, with a lack of clarity from the ...
Report: U.K.’s Professional Indemnity Sector Poised For More Robust Growth
The professional indemnity and directors & officers insurance sector has grown constantly since 2012 and is expected to continue the upward trend until at least 2019, according to the findings of ...
Private Companies to Get Crack at U.S.-Developed Anti-Hacking Tech
Anti-hacking technology developed by the U.S. will be offered to banks and other businesses under an initiative to promote cutting-edge research, even as some security specialists question its value ...
10 Global Automakers Sued Over Keyless Ignition Defect That Leaves Engines On
Ten of the world's biggest carmakers were sued over claims that keyless ignitions lacking an automatic shut-off endanger drivers and passengers with deadly carbon monoxide fumes. Manufacturers ...