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UK, EU More on Same Page Now About Brexit Transition Push
The U.K. has shifted its approach to the transition agreement it wants to put in place for after Brexit, falling into line with the European Union's long-held stance. Businesses have been demanding ...
Energy, Industrial Firms Are Being Targeted for Cyber Attacks, U.S. Warns
The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power ...
The Latest Launches From PURE, The Zebra and Allied World
The PURE Group of Insurance Companies is releasing new coverage for individuals and families hit with financial losses stemming from fraud and cyber fraud. The Zebra, an online auto insurance ...
AIG Hires Former Conn. Insurance Commissioner Leonardi for Lobbying, Communications Role
A former Connecticut insurance commissioner is joining AIG as its new executive vice president, Government Affairs, Public Policy and Communications. Thomas Leonardi takes on his new role as of Nov. ...
Multiple Red Flags Place Profitable Growth for U.S. P/C Insurers in Jeopardy
While the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is well capitalized and market sentiment is mostly positive, it still faces economic and market-based headwinds that will challenge its profitable ...
The Hartford, Slammed by Hurricane Losses, Still Makes a Q3 Profit
Hurricanes slashed The Hartford's 2017 third quarter net income nearly in half compared to the same period a year ago. The property/casualty insurer's commercial lines and personal lines combined ...
6 Crisis Leadership Tips From Rudy Giuliani, ‘America’s Mayor’
No one anticipated the nature and scale of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, but the immediate response nonetheless drew upon months and years of careful planning and ...
Weakening Typhoon Lan Kills at Least Four in Japan, Causes Landslides and Flooding
A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people, but then headed out to sea after ...