U.S.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
U.S. Companies Struggle to Address Airborne Coronavirus Risk in Reopening Efforts
U.S. companies are raising new questions about how they can make workplaces safe after the world's top public health agency acknowledged the risk that tiny airborne droplets of the novel coronavirus ...
On the Docket: Who Will Pay UK Coronavirus Business Interruption Claims?
A trial to decide who should pay for the rising costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic is about to start in London. The UK financial regulator took Europe's largest insurers to court in a ...
Insurance Software Firm Majesco Will Be Acquired by Private Equity Outfit for $594M
Cloud insurance software firm Majesco said it has agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on the software and technology services sectors, in a transaction valuing the ...