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The Latest Launches From Chubb and OneBeacon
Chubb is now offering new personal cyber protection coverage meant to go with one of its primary homeowners policies. A unit of OneBeacon Insurance Group rolled out coverage designed to tackle life ...
Should AmTrust Go Private at the June 4 Shareholder Vote? Both Sides Weigh In
Supporters and opponents of AmTrust Financial Services' bid to go private are making their case before the proposal goes before stockholders for a vote in just a couple of days. On May 29, AmTrust ...
European Insurers Battling Regulation Avoid Pricy U.S. Treasuries
U.S. Treasuries need to get a lot cheaper to attract some European investors. Even with yields at multi-year highs, Treasuries are paying less than their pricier German peers when European insurers ...
5 Years in Prison for Canadian Who Helped Yahoo Email Hackers
A Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 data breach at Yahoo was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday and ordered to pay ...
Alberto, a Relative Letdown, Caused $50M in U.S. Insured Losses: Karen Clark & Co.
Subtropical Storm Alberto — the first named storm of the 2018 Hurricane Season — will likely cause close to $50 million in insured losses in the United States, according to catastrophe modeling ...
AIG Grows Presence in Pension Risk Transfer Market
American International Group is expanding its presence in the pension risk transfer market, spurred in part by the Trump tax cuts. "We are seeing significant opportunity in this market, driven by tax ...
U.S. Forecasters Predict 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Above Normal
U.S. forecasters expect the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near-normal to above-normal in number and intensity of storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate ...
More Companies Added to Suit Alleging Facebook Ad Tools Discriminate Against Older Job Seekers
A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook's ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies, further widening the ...