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Investing in Innovation: AXA VC Fund Backing Climate Impact, Airfare Predictors
In late February, AXA announced the launch of €200 million ($291 million) venture capital fund backing startups bringing innovations to the insurance, asset management, financial technology and ...
Insurers Face $1B Payout From February Storms in the U.S.: Aon Benfield
February storms in the U.S. are expected to cost insurers more than $1 billion, according to the latest Global Catastrophe Recap from Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. The report found that five ...
Marrying Cars and Smartphones: Qualcomm Technology Could Assist Insurers
Qualcomm Inc., a maker of smartphone chips and software, recently unveiled fourth-generation LTE modems that will enable cars to stay better-connected wirelessly to cloud-based services via the Web. ...
Female Analyst Sues Goldman Sachs, Alleging Discrimination
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was sued for sexual discrimination by a research analyst who said the bank and its managers deprived her of a promotion, pay and bonuses. Sonia Pereiro-Mendez, an executive ...
P/C Industry Fills Drone Coverage Void Left By Regulators
Thousands of drones flown without government approval by real estate companies, movie studios and other businesses are getting coverage by insurers writing their own safety rules to fill a void left ...
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
XL Group’s McGavick: Brokers Rule in a Global P/C Insurance Market
With today's globally focused property/casualty insurance market, brokers wield the greatest influence, XL Group CEO Mike McGavick asserted at a recent industry forum in the U.K. "Brokers hold the ...
Scor CEO Warns Insurers Face ‘Huge Cost’ From Quantitative Easing
The European Central Bank's bond-buying plan may not help the region's economic recovery while it makes the investment decisions harder for insurers and reinsurers, Scor SE Chief Executive Officer ...