U.S.
For Two Years Running, U.S. Wildfire Claims Payouts Will Exceed $10 Billion
Here's an ominous milestone for the property/casualty industry: 2018 will likely be the second consecutive year where insurance claims payouts related to annual U.S. wildfires will exceed $10 ...
Executives On The Move at Planck Resolution and AGCS
Planck Resolution hired a former AIG executive in a key role. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty promoted one of its executives to become North America regional head of Entertainment. *** A ...
Global Reinsurance Market Outlook Upgraded to Stable: A.M. Best
A.M. Best has upgraded its outlook for the global reinsurance market to stable from negative, citing greater market stability and the benefits that alternative capital brings to the table. Stability ...
Clues From Massive Marriott Hack Reportedly Implicate China
Hackers behind a massive breach at hotel group Marriott International Inc left clues suggesting they were working for a Chinese government intelligence gathering operation, according to sources ...
Brexit Vote Places UK Future at Stake, EU Negotiator Argues
The British parliament's vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will determine the future of the country, the chief EU Brexit negotiator said on Thursday, insisting that the deal was the ...
Public Transit Liability Claim Severity Is Rising: Aon
Nationally, public transit systems are seeing a steady increase in liability claim severity, even as ridership declines, according to a new study from Aon. Aon's study found that overall public ...
Executives On The Move at AIG and Swiss Re
American International Group appointed a veteran of MetLife Japan to lead its Asia Pacific General Insurance arm. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions promoted an executive to be head of Excess & Surplus ...
The Hartford Warns of Up to $365M in Pretax Losses From Wildfires, Hurricane Michael
The Hartford said it will see between $350 million and $365 million in Q4 2018 pre-tax catastrophe losses from California's Camp and Woolsey fires as well as Hurricane Michael. After tax, the net ...