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InsurTech NY Is Accepting Applications for October Cohort
InsurTech NY announced that it will be accepting applications for the October cohort of its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will be open from July 21 to Aug. 17. The ...
Hurt by COVID 19, W.R. Berkley’s Profit Plunges
Larger investment losses and COVID-19 took a substantial bite out of W.R. Berkley's 2019 second-quarter net income, but the specialty insurer and reinsurer still stayed in the black overall. Net ...
France Explores Ways to Shield Companies From Impact of Future Pandemics
The French government is looking at ways to shield companies from the impact of future pandemics. The goal is to protect companies and jobs from the damage that major events such as pandemics can ...
Bayer Roundup Damages Reduced, but Verdict Appeal Fails
Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favoring a school groundskeeper who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer but reduced the amount of damages by ...
AIG Will Move to New Manhattan HQ in 2021
American International Group is moving its global headquarters in 2021 as part of a continued push to modernize its operations, the company disclosed on July 21. The property/casualty insurance giant ...
InsurTech Hippo Eyes 2021 IPO After Landing $150M in New Financing
Hippo Enterprises Inc., hot on the heels of rival home insurance technology business Lemonade Inc. going public, has closed a $150 million financing round. The Palo Alto, California-based startup is ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI and Guy Carpenter
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance made an insurance industry veteran head of Financial Institutions in Germany. Guy Carpenter announced the appointment of three senior executives within its GC ...
Good Leaders Show Genuine Concern With Words and Actions During Layoffs
The sense of trust built between executives and managers has faced tremendous challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, with thousands of workers facing layoffs and companies themselves facing ...