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Aon Scraps Plans to Pursue Willis Towers Watson Acquisition
Aon Plc said on Wednesday it had scrapped plans to pursue a merger with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, a day after it revealed it was in early stages of considering an all-stock ...
Berkshire Hathaway Launches Irish Insurance Subsidiary for Post-Brexit Operations
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group is readying for Brexit with news that its European division is launching an Irish subsidiary that will operate in the European Union. Based in Dublin, the Berkshire ...
Shift Technology Raises $60M to Expand Reach of AI Claims Tech
Shift Technology has raised $60 million in new venture financing, money that will help grow the reach of its artificial intelligence and big data technology designed to help carriers manage risk ...
Great American Promotes Two to Lead P/C Group
Great American Insurance Group promoted two longtime executives to the role of senior vice president for its Property and Casualty group. One, James (Jim) Muething, has been with Great American since ...
Marriott CEO Will Testify Before U.S. Senate Panel On December Data Breach
Marriott International Inc Chief executive Arne Sorenson will testify before a U.S. Senate panel Thursday about a hacking incident it reported in December that exposed the records of up to 383 ...
U.S. Reportedly Will Allow Lawsuits Against Some Foreign Firms Operating in Cuba
The Trump administration is preparing to allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against some foreign companies doing business in Communist-ruled Cuba using properties confiscated from ...
Marsh, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Will Sell JLT’s Aerospace Unit to Gallagher
Marsh & McLennan Cos. and Jardine Lloyd Thompson have agreed to sell JLT's aerospace business to Arthur J. Gallagher. The arrangement provides for the acquisition of all assets within JLT's ...
Lyft and Uber Build Their Own Captive Insurers In Hawaii
Ride-sharing giants Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. seem to have found the same solution for dealing with the risks of managing millions of drivers on the road: Creating their own insurers in ...