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Generali Suspends Donnet’s Internal Rival in CEO Race
Insurer Generali said on Wednesday it had suspended Luciano Cirina, its head of Austria and CEE countries, who has been proposed by a leading shareholder for the role of chief executive in a ...
The Remaking of Verisk as an Insurance-Focused Firm (Again) Is Underway
Last week, information services firm Verisk said it had taken steps that align with one investor's call for the firm to commit to being a standalone insurance-focused business. Yesterday, Verisk ...
Every insurer evaluating property risk today is running the same math: more perils, more models, more data sources, and not...
Authentication Firm Okta Says Up to 366 Customers Potentially Hit by Hack
Shares in Okta Inc. fell 9 percent on Wednesday after the U.S. digital authentication firm said hundreds of its customers may have been affected by a security breach involving hacking group Lapsus$. ...
Acrisure Acquires MGA Platform Volante Global From Markel’s Nephila
Acrisure, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based financial services and insurance brokerage firm, announced it is acquiring Volante Global, a multi-class, multi-territory international managing general agent ...
BHSI Appoints Godhwani, Bresnahan to New Executive Leadership Roles
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Sanjay Godhwani has been named president, North America Region, and David Bresnahan will take on the role of global chief operating ...
Insurers, Brokers Among Those Named World’s Most Ethical Companies
Two property/casualty insurers and two brokers were included within a list compiled by Ethisphere of the most ethical companies in the world. The 16th annual report from Ethisphere, a company that ...
Executives on the Move at Root, Zurich, Ategrity
Root Inc. announced that Rob Bateman will join the InsurTech as the company's new chief financial officer, effective April 11. Bateman most recently served as president and CFO of startup excess and ...
Will Companies Exiting Russia Be Able to Recoup Losses With Insurance?
Hundreds of companies have said they are withdrawing or suspending operations in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, from energy producer Shell Plc to carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. to PwC, a global ...