International
AIG CEO Zaffino Expects Life & Retirement Partial IPO by Year-End
AIG is full speed ahead with IPO plans for part of its Life & Retirement division and hopes to pull the trigger by the end of 2021, President and CEO Peter Zaffino said. Those plans have a few ...
Chinese InsurTech Waterdrop Reportedly Raises $360M in NY IPO
Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc has raised $360 million by pricing its shares at $12 a piece in its New York initial public offering (IPO), according to two sources with direct ...
Shift Technology Raises $220M to Advance AI-Driven Insurance Technology
Shift Technology raised a whopping $220 million in new venture investment designed to advance its products and services that rely on artificial intelligence and big data technology to optimize ...
AIG’s P/C Business Squeaks Into the Black; Net Income Soars
AIG's property/casualty insurance business squeaked into the black during the first quarter after losing money a year ago, and the company's overall net income grew substantially, thanks in part to ...
Insurer Reviews Options After Egyptian Court Allows Continued Container Ship Detention
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that the container ship which blocked the Suez Canal in March could continue to be held in the waterway, rejecting an appeal by its Japanese owner against its ...
COVID Is One of Many Risks Insurers and Financial Sector Firms Face: Allianz
Covid-19 may drive market corrections and insolvencies that could impact financial institutions' balance sheets, increase exposures for directors and result in litigation. However, financial ...
Hiscox Q1 Overall Growth Offsets U.S., Cyber Repositionings
Hiscox Ltd reported gross written premiums up 6.3 percent to $1,3 billion, with growth in Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Europe and direct and partnerships business more than offsetting planned ...
Cyber Attack Strikes Billion-Dollar Spanish Delivery Startup
A hacker broke into the systems of Spanish rapid-delivery startup Glovo last week, it said on Tuesday, without specifying what information might have been accessed. Valued at over $1 billion, ...