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Global Elite’s Biggest Risk Worries: Cyber Attacks and War in the Age of Trump
The threat of large-scale cyberattacks and a "deteriorating geopolitical landscape" since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump have jumped to the top of the global elite's list of concerns, ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, AmTrust, Nationwide and Aspen Insurance
American International Group hired a new head of International Government Affairs. AmTrust appointed a rising executive to lead its new satellite insurance operations. Nationwide's chief information ...
Florida Court, Regulator Reject Policy Language to Curb AOB Abuse
Florida appeals court has sided with the state's insurance regulator in rejecting policy language filed by a Florida homeowners insurer to restrict the use of assignment of benefits. The decision ...
Argo Group CEO Watson: InsurTechs Are Better Versions of 1990s Startups
Argo Group CEO Mark Watson compared InsurTech companies to the dot-com startups from the late 1990s, many of which crashed and burned. He argued that these newer models, however, come with a lot more ...
Judge Rejects Wells Fargo Bid to End Predatory Lending Lawsuit
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday rejected Wells Fargo & Co'.s bid to dismiss that city's lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. mortgage lender of predatory lending targeting black and ...
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case Over Constitutionality of ALJ Appointments
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the Securities and Exchange Commission's in-house judges were appointed in violation of the Constitution, agreeing to hear a case that could upend ...
Federal, State Regulators Propose Consolidated Collection of Terrorism Insurance Data
The process carriers follow to collect data required under the U.S. federal terrorism reinsurance program are moving toward a more streamlined approach in 2018. Previously, U.S. Department of ...
For Executives, Transparency Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Transparent decision-making processes aren't necessarily a good thing for executives and the companies they run. The reason: Company heads may end up never hearing honest, valuable perspectives. ...