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Slice Labs, Marketing On-Demand Insurance Platform, Raises Another $20M From Multiple Carriers
Slice Labs disclosed it has pulled in another $20 million in venture financing, with plans to use the money to accelerate globalization of its platform that enables on-demand insurance. The ...
The Hartford’s $2.1B Bid for Navigators Stands Alone, as No Rivals Emerge
Specialty insurer Navigators Group announced the expiration of a 30-day "go-shop" period provided for under the terms of its merger agreement with The Hartford Financial Services Group. Navigators ...
Hiring Ex-Convicts Could Be a Good Company Investment
Executives looking to hire new talent might want to consider ex-convicts who are now on the hunt for jobs. Researchers from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University looked at ...
Cautious Carriers Often Pursue Innovation Warily: A.M. Best
Insurers are reluctant pursuers of innovation, cautious about disruption that new technology and systems can cause, even as they see the need for such changes. A new A.M. Best survey found that most ...
The Latest Launches From AXIS and Starr
AXIS Insurance and a partner will provide environmental risk products for contractors, consultants and engineers in the United States. Starr Insurance Companies is now marketing a monoline general ...
Mistrial: J&J Talc Cancer Case Ends With Divided Jury
Johnson & Johnson's latest trial over claims that its baby powder causes cancer ended in a stalemate when jurors couldn't agree on a verdict. A state judge in Pasadena, California, declared a ...
Executives On the Move at Chubb, AXA XL and Cooper Levenson
Chubb named a new head of North American Property Claims, as the old one plans a retirement at the end of 2018. AXA XL named a new key executive in the wake of AXA's acquisition of XL Group. A ...
Geopolitical Tensions Driving Political Risk Losses Higher Around the World
Political risk losses are rising around the world, thanks largely to rising geopolitical tensions, according to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson and Oxford Analytica. Approximately 55 percent ...