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AXA XL Hires Its First-Ever Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber
A veteran of Beazley, Gen Re and Zurich is joining AXA XL as its first-ever global chief underwriting officer for cyber. Elizabeth (Libby) Benet will focus on helping to manage AXA XL's cyber risk ...
Nissan Driverless Car Completes 230-Mile Journey in UK
A Nissan car has completed a 230-mile journey autonomously in Britain, the longest and most complex such trip in the country as carmakers race to develop driverless technologies which are ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual and RenaissanceRe
Liberty Mutual appointed one of its veteran executives to lead its Global Risk Solutions arm in North America. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. hired a new head of human resources. *** Liberty Mutual ...
The Hartford’s 2019 Navigators Acquisition Pays Off
The Hartford closed out 2019 with gains in net income and net investment income, buttressed in part by its $2.1 billion acquisition of specialty insurer Navigators Group. Net income hit $543 million, ...
Safety National Revamps Leadership Team With Growth, Innovation on Its Mind
Safety National is making four changes in its executive leadership it frames as a reorganization designed to keep the company growing and innovating. The specialty insurance and reinsurance provider ...
Coronavirus Reportedly Threatens Apple’s iPhone Output
Foxconn could see a "big" production impact and shipments to customers including Apple face disruption if a Chinese factory halt due to the coronavirus outbreak extends into a second week, a person ...
Scientists Perplexed by Climate Change Models Running Red Hot
There are dozens of climate models, and for decades they've agreed on what it would take to heat the planet by about 3° Celsius. It's an outcome that would be disastrous—flooded cities, ...
After Brexit: EU Links Financial Relations With UK to Trade Deal
Access to the European Union market for Britain-based financial firms will be linked to the overall results of trade talks with London, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday. Britain and ...