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AIG Chooses Sept. 14 as Global Post-COVID Return-to-Office Date
American International Group Inc , one of the largest U.S. insurers, has set Sept. 14 as its global return-to-office date, Chief Executive Officer Peter Zaffino told employees on Wednesday in a memo ...
Canada P/C Giant Intact Financial Joins $35M Financing for ‘Tech-Enabled’ Real Estate Brokerage
Canadian P/C insurance giant Intact Financial Corp. joined a $35 million venture capital investment for Properly, a "tech-enabled" real estate brokerage. Intact Ventures participated in the Series B ...
Insurance Advisory Firms Aite and Novarica Merge; Pamlico Backs the Effort
Two Boston, Mass.-based advisory and research firms for the insurance industry are now one. Aite Group and Novarica Inc. said they have merged to create Aite-Novarica Group. The move comes with an ...
Casualty Proved to Be a Strong Diversifier for Reinsurers: Aon
Casualty is proving its value as a good diversifier for reinsurers, especially given the positive primary rate movement seen in recent years, according to an Aon report. The combination of challenged ...
Onslaught of Ransomware Hacks Force Carriers to Reassess Cyber Business
The hacks came one right after another, sowing chaos at hospitals, idling America's biggest gasoline pipeline, crippling a huge meat supplier and devastating hundreds of companies over the July 4 ...
Heaviest Rains in 1,000 Years Strike Chinese Province, Killing at Least 25
At least 25 people have died in China's flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains ...
U.S. Mandates ‘Urgently Needed’ Cybersecurity Protections for Critical Pipeline Owners
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday required owners and operators of critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement "urgently needed protections against ...
Executives On The Move at Pie Insurance and Arch Reinsurance
Pie Insurance appointed a number of new executives and a new board member. Arch Reinsurance Ltd. named a new Chief Financial Officer. *** Pie Insurance, an InsurTech focused on workers comp insurance ...