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General Motors Debuts Usage-Based Auto Insurance Supported by OnStar Vehicle Data
General Motors Co on Wednesday launched an auto insurance program with the help of its OnStar subsidiary, joining a growing field of companies hoping to cash in on the vast amounts of data generated ...
Introducing Skyward Specialty (Formerly Known as HIIG)
Houston International Insurance Group's new CEO Andrew Robinson has taking a big step: Changing the company's name. Going forward, HIIG is now Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, or Skyward Specialty ...
2020’s Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Strikes Central America
Hurricane Iota slammed into Central America late Monday with ferocious winds and rain, threatening to cripple a region already reeling from a deadly storm two weeks ago. Iota, the most powerful ...
Businesses Rank Cybersecurity as Top Worry in Risky Age: Marsh & McLennan CEO
Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new "age of risk," topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, ...
Flex Work Drives 20% More Women Applying For Senior Roles: Zurich
Employers that embrace flexible working after the COVID-19 pandemic could boost applications from women for top jobs by as much as 20 percent, according to a study by Zurich Insurance. Between March ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bets on Big Pharma
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it has begun investing in the stocks of four large drugmakers, betting on an industry that could benefit when the world begins emerging from the ...
Zywave Snatches Up Advisen in Move to Accelerate Global Growth
Insurance technology company Zywave snatched up Advisen, a global insurance data provider, in a deal expected to fuel more rapid international growth. The acquisition includes WCL, a UK-based Advisen ...
U.S. Insurers Made Slow Diversity Gains Over Last Decade: S&P Global
Diversity in the U.S. insurance industry has made only modest gains over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P found that the ...