Technology/Science
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley and Kemper
Kemper Corp. hired an ex-ACE Group exec as its new chief information officer. W.R. Berkley Corp. brought on three former Chubb executives to flesh out its new high net worth personal lines division. ...
Global Network for Bank Money Transfers Aware of Many Cyber Fraud Incidents
SWIFT, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, warned its customers on Monday that it was aware of "a number of recent cyber incidents" where attackers ...
Duperreault Speaks: Hamilton CEO on His New Joint Venture With AIG and Two Sigma
Brian Duperreault began his career at AIG more than 30 years ago and rose through the ranks before moving on to other things. That history arguably came in handy earlier this year, when the chairman ...
AIG, Hamilton, Two Sigma Target Small Commercial Enterprise Market with New Joint Venture
American International Group, Inc., Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., and affiliates of Two Sigma Investments, LP plan to jointly develop and launch a technology-enabled, customer-centric insurance ...
Cyber Hacking Risks Discovered in U.S. Army’s $12M Mobile Network
A $12 billion mobile Internet network that the U.S. Army is using in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa has significant cyber security vulnerabilities that were found in combat testing. After a review ...
Executives On The Move at Hiscox, Guy Carpenter, Assurant and More
Hiscox is bringing on a former Prudential executive in a key international role. Guy Carpenter hired on two new executives. Two former AIG executives are joining Ryan Specialty Group. Assurant turned ...
Accenture and Apax Partners Team on Insurance Software Venture
Global professional services company Accenture and Apax Partners, a global private equity firm, have agreed to form a joint venture to accelerate the innovation of claims, billing and policy ...
Ford’s Auto Partner in China Completes 1,200-Mile Self-Driving Car Test
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ford Motor Co.'s partner in China, said it completed a 1,200-mile road trip to test a self-driving car as part of its ambitions to produce highly automated vehicles ...