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Lloyd’s Launches Space Insurance Policy, Eyeing Emerging Private Spaceflight Industry
Lloyd's has launched a new multi-million-pound space insurance policy for the emerging private spaceflight industry. The product is designed to cater to the distinct needs of a rapidly growing new ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Chubb's Bermuda operations hired a new Head of Excess Liability. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance fleshed out its global surety team with a new hire in Canada.
AI, Machine Learning Increasingly Embraced by U.S. Carriers: LexisNexis
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly embraced by U.S. carriers as they seek to remain competitive and modernize their operations, a new LexisNexis Risk Solutions study has ...
Octo Telematics Deepens Connected Car Focus With Nebula Systems Acquisition
Italy's Octo Telematics has acquired Nebula Systems, Ltd., a UK-based company that develops advanced cloud-based technologies for the automotive and connected car industries. The acquisition brings ...
Insurance Tech Firm Applied Systems to Grab Indio Technologies for Undisclosed Price
Leading insurance technology firm Applied Systems has agreed to acquire digital insurance technology startup Indio Technologies. The move will enable Applied Systems to offer Indio's digitized ...
Facing Thousands of Lawsuits, J&J Claims New Tests Show Asbestos-Free Baby Powder
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that recent tests showed that Johnson's Baby Powder was free of asbestos, after U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigations reported trace amounts of the ...
U.S. Regions Struggling With Opioids Pursue Own Lawsuits, Ditch Class Action
Local governments in regions hard hit by the U.S. opioid epidemic have opted out of massive litigation taking aim at the drug industry over the crisis, potentially weakening a novel legal mechanism ...
Chubb, QBE North America Vet Grange Joins Argo Group in Leadership Role
Argo Group International Holdings has hired Chubb and QBE North America veteran executive Jeff Grange in a leadership role. Grange will serve as executive vice president for U.S. operations at the ...