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YouTube Videos: the Latest P/C Insurance Millennial Recruiting Weapons
The start of February means the launch of Insurance Careers Month, a combined push by industry groups and executives to attract more millennials to the sector. Their opening salvo: YouTube videos. ...
Price Tag for Paris Climate Change Deal: $12.1 Trillion Over 25 Years
If the world is serious about halting the worst effects of global warming, the renewable energy industry will require $12.1 trillion of investment over the next quarter century, or about 75 percent ...
Icahn, Dissatisfied with AIG’s Actions, Makes His Next Move
Carl Icahn, the activist investor calling for a breakup of American International Group Inc., said the alternative plan presented last week by the insurer's chief executive officer was inadequate and ...
Executives On The Move at Progressive, Starr, Willis Towers Watson, Marsh and More
The Progressive Corp. has a new chief information officer. Starr Companies hired on an executive who will help grow its general aviation risks business. A Marsh division has a new global CEO. ...
AIG’s Plan to Decentralize and Other Things Revealed in Its Strategic Plan
Of all the changes detailed in American International Group's wide-ranging strategic plan, the insurer's bid to decentralize decision-making among leaders of its operating divisions may be among the ...
Volkswagen’s CEO Doubts Managers Knew of Emissions Rigging
Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller has cast doubt on a report which last week said many managers at the German carmaker knew of, or were involved in, developing emissions test-rigging ...
National General Grabs Two U.S. P/C Insurers in Multi-State Expansion
National General Holdings Corp. acquired two U.S. regional property/casualty insurers, allowing it to expand into multiple states. The first acquisition involves Century-National Insurance Company, a ...
Cyber Attack Continues to Disrupt HSBC’s Online Banking
HSBC Holdings Plc said its U.K. online banking continues to be affected by a cyber attack that started earlier on Friday, the second time the bank's online services have been disrupted in Britain ...