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Britain to Make Clean Break with EU Market Under May’s ‘Hard Brexit’
Britain will quit the EU single market when it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday in a decisive speech that set a course for a clean break with the world's largest ...
Natural Disasters Caused $54 Billion in Insured Losses in 2016: Aon Benfield
Overall, 26 percent ($54 billion) of economic losses caused by natural disasters worldwide during 2016 were covered by insurance as a higher percentage of damage occurred in areas with a lower ...
Berkshire Hathaway Wins Reinsurance License in Malaysia
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced that it has received a license to provide non-life reinsurance in Malaysia and has established a new office in Kuala Lumpur. "After putting down roots ...
Airbus CEO Sees ‘Flying Car’ Prototype by End of Year
Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group's chief executive said on Monday. Airbus ...
Zurich to Cut Spending on Large Tech Projects as Part of Cost-Saving Plan
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, plans to cut spending on large technology projects as it seeks to reduce costs, according to Chief Risk Officer Cecilia Reyes. "Managing, ...
Unintended Problems From the Internet of Things and More 2017 Predictions: Marsh
Insurers and customers alike are increasingly embracing the Internet of Things for underwriting purposes and general, daily life. The thing is, greater reliance on this type of technology could ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Arch Insurance Group and Willis Towers Watson
A Chubb division in London named a new senior casualty underwriter. Arch Insurance Group appointed someone to lead its U.S. Construction division in the western part of the country. Willis Towers ...
A ‘Hard Brexit’ Appears Increasingly Likely
Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Britons to reject the acrimony of the Brexit referendum in a speech this week that some newspapers have billed as setting the stage for a "hard" exit from the ...