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Shining a Light on Dark Data
Eighty-five percent of the matter in the universe is invisible to us, and little is known about it. Scientists call it "dark matter." Dark matter interacts with the rest of the universe—in fact, ...
Takata Bankruptcy Judge in U.S. Pauses Lawsuits Against Automakers
A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp's U.S. business has halted for 90 days the lawsuits brought by victims of its faulty air bag inflators against automakers, ...
AIG Is Reportedly Trying to Sell $2B Portfolio of Life Settlements Business
American International Group Inc wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life settlements that would pay out when sick or elderly customers die, two people familiar with the matter said. AIG, the ...
Executives On The Move at AmTrust and Greenlight Capital Re
AmTrust has a new chief information officer, an executive chosen from within the company. Greenlight Capital Re hired an outside executive to fill the newly created position of chief operating ...
Global Insurance Rates Continue Their (Moderated) Fall: Marsh
Global insurance renewal rates fell for the 17th consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2017, according to Marsh's Q2 2017 Global Insurance Market Index. Despite the continuing decline, Q2 ...
Trump Rescinds Previous Public Works Order Covering Climate Change, Flood risks
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that's designed to streamline the approval process for building roads, bridges and other infrastructure by establishing "one federal decision" ...
Could Cyber Insurance Benefit From Government Regulation?
Cyber insurance has become a major new business for carriers; it is often suggested that cyber insurance is the fastest growing segment of the insurance industry, and premiums are expected to ...
P/C Insurance Carriers, InsurTechs Benefit on Multiple Levels From Partnerships
Startup InsurTechs need partnerships more than they need money from insurance carriers, according to one leading venture capitalist actively funding insurance technology firms. Venture firm XL ...