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Liberty Mutual’s Safeco Appoints Asher as President; Will Focus on Innovation, Analytics
Liberty Mutual's Safeco Insurance appointed a new president,an insider who has focused on analytics and other innovations. Tyler Asher takes over Safeco after nearly 18 years with the insurer in ...
Ex-EPA Transition Head: U.S. Will Change Course on Climate Policy
The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed U.S. President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
IICF Will Honor Wells’ Media Chief, Grant $400K to Nonprofits at Los Angeles Gala
Hundreds of insurance professionals and representatives from local nonprofits will convene on March 16 for the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's annual Horizon Award Gala at the Natural ...
Validus to Pay $127.5M for Archer Daniels Midland’s Crop Risk Biz
Validus Holdings Ltd. will buy up Archer Daniels Midland Company's Crop Risk Services business for $127.5 million in cash. Plans call for using cash on hand to fund the deal. Validus said it expects ...
Allstate Readies Black History Month Ad Campaign; Nationwide Renews NFL Sponsorship
Allstate Insurance said it is gearing up for its annual Black History Month advertising campaign, an annual digital, social and radio effort known as "Worth Telling." This year, Allstate plans to ...
Tesla Alleges Ex-Autopilot Program Director Stole Company Secrets
Tesla Motors Inc. sued the former director of its Autopilot program, accusing him of taking confidential information about the company's driver-assist system and trying to recruit at least a dozen ...
Trump’s Push to Streamline Government Places the FIO’s Future in Question
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the Federal Insurance Office's future is far from certain. Created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in 2010 and launched in 2011, the Federal Insurance ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Heading for 2016 Underwriting Loss: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty industry will likely post a small underwriting loss for 2016 after three previous years of underwriting profits, A.M. Best said in a new report. A.M. Best's report ...