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Australia’s Bushfire Risks Creating Its First Climate Refugees
Australian wildfires that have razed thousands of homes and blackened an area about the size of England may also create the nation's first climate refugees. That's the view of Michael Mann, ...
Zurich North America Is Latest Insurer to Name Sustainability Officer
Zurich North America is the latest insurer to name a sustainability officer - an executive who leads corporate initiatives to help the company contribute positively to the environment. Ben Harper ...
Travelers Sets Aside ‘Modest Funds’ for Possible Exposure to Child Sex-Abuse Claims
Travelers Companies Inc has set aside a "modest" amount of additional money to cover its possible exposure to child sex-abuse claims, the insurer's finance chief, Daniel Frey, told analysts during an ...
Travelers’ Cat Losses Plunge, Combined Ratio Improves for Q4
The Travelers Companies, Inc. enjoyed a large drop in catastrophe losses, improved combined ratio and rise in net income during a 2019 fourth quarter generally filled with improvements. Pre-tax ...
Canadian Judge Signs Off on $150M Volkswagen Fine for Diesel Emissions
A judge in Canada approved a C$196.5 million ($149.7 million) fine against Volkswagen AG on Wednesday after the company pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of diesel emissions violations. Volkswagen ...
Cyber InsurTech Sayata Labs Hires Flynn as Head of Insurance
An InsurTech designed to help brokers and carriers maximize their cyber business has hired a former Beazley Group executive in a leadership role. Israel- and Massachusetts-based Sayata Labs said it ...
Growing Risk for SME Insurers: Duty to Defend Cats
Until recently, there was a relative lull in new mass tort events in the United States. This led to a sense among insurers that mass litigation was no longer the looming threat that it was in the ...
InsurTech M&A: Coalition, Xceedance and Insurity
Coalition acquired a company focused on scanning and cybersecurity. Xceedance bought an outfit centered around insurance operations and technology services. Insurity, Inc. snatched up a company that ...