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Executives on the Move at Everest, MS Amlin and Aspen
Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based property, casualty and specialty re/insurer, announced the promotion of Jill Beggs to executive vice president and chief executive officer of Reinsurance, ...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% but Casualty Rates Are Rising: Marsh
Global commercial insurance rates fell 4%, on average, in the second quarter of 2025 following a 3% decline in Q1 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index released by Marsh, the ...
Despite Often Being Banned, Workplace Romances Continue
The media attention and fallout surrounding two high-level employees of AI tech firm Astronomer, seen in an embrace during a Coldplay concert, should put employers on notice to re-evaluate rules ...
Ransomware Now Being Used by Some Microsoft SharePoint Server Hackers
A cyber-espionage campaign centered on vulnerable versions of Microsoft's server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing ...
Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 "obsolete" workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with ...
As Oregon Wildfire Approaches 100,000-Acre Mark, a Look at Other Megafires
A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what's officially known as a ...
Chubb Q2 Net Income Jumps 33% on Premium Growth, Underwriting
Chubb followed up a challenging first quarter due to the California wildfires with second-quarter net income of nearly $3 billion, up about 33 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago. ...
All Good Things Come to an End: U.S. P/C Insurance Premium Forecast Dips
From the perspective of insurance carriers, a four-year trend of superior growth is taking an unfavorable turn, giving way to more moderate levels of increase, according to a recently released ...