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Former Tesla Exec Joins Metromile as Head of Data Operations
Metromile hired former Tesla executive Colleen Qiu as its new vice president and Head of Data, representing another recent high-profile executive hire from outside the insurance industry. In May, the ...
After State Auto, Liberty Mutual Turns to Malaysia for Next Acquisition
Liberty Mutual Insurance is disclosing acquisition plans for the second time in two weeks. This time, the Boston-based mutual insurance holding company said it will apply for regulatory approval to ...
Octo Telematics Plans Hiring Surge
Octo Telematics said it expects to hire more than 100 people – a 30 percent growth of its headcount - in a bid to strengthen the talent it has developing current and future technologies. The ...
Home Coverage InsurTech Kin Will Go Public in SPAC Deal; National Expansion on Tap
Kin Insurance Inc., an insurance-technology startup that counts golfer Rory McIlroy among its investors, has agreed to go public through a merger with Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a blank-check ...
Liability Worries: Pharmacies Yank J&J Sunscreens Off Shelves After Carcinogen Revelation
Pharmacy chains CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance and retailer Walmart Inc began pulling Johnson & Johnson's sunscreen products off their shelves after J&J said it had detected a ...
Executives On The Move at Aspen, Hippo and Corvus
Aspen Insurance Holdings appointed a new Group Chief Investment Officer. Hippo brought on a new board member. Corvus Insurance named a new Head of Property and Cargo.
Global P/C Industry Produces Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years, as Inflationary Risks Surface
Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the strongest rate hardening for 20 years in non-life insurance commercial lines will combine to push premiums 10% above pre-COVID-19-crisis ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and AXA XL
Chubb made two senior appoints to its United Kingdom & Ireland Casualty team. AXA XL named a new senior underwriter,Political Risk, Credit & Bond in the UK & Lloyd's market.
‘Sunny Day’ Floods Becoming Increasingly Common With Rising Sea Levels: NOAA
Record high-tide flooding washed over U.S. coasts in the past year, and rising sea levels are expected to send the deluges into streets, homes and businesses even more frequently over the next ...