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Ex-Chubb Exec to Help Build XL Catlin’s North America M&A Insurance Business
XL Catlin hired a former Chubb executive and another expert who will be charged with helping to build up its M&A insurance business in North America. Ex-Chubb exec Michael McGowan and Joseph Laws ...
Amazon Airdrops Popcorn in Drone Delivery Milestone
Retail giant Amazon.com Inc. has made its first drone delivery to an actual customer, dropping off a Fire TV device and a bag of popcorn to a house in the rural English countryside 13 minutes after ...Heading into 2017, Commercial Lines Keeps its A.M. Best ‘Negative Outlook’
The commercial lines segment won't be able to shake the negative outlook A.M. Best assigned it anytime soon. The ratings agency said it will keep that assessment the same heading into 2017, because ...
Google Spins Off Self-Driving Car Project Into New Company
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. is separating its self-driving car project into a new business called Waymo, seeking to sharpen its focus on changing the transportation industry. John Krafcik, ...
American Family’s Mutual Holding Company Conversion on Track for Early 2017
Policyholders of American Family Mutual Insurance Co. (AFMIC) have voted to approve the company's plan to convert its corporate structure to a mutual holding company. Madison, Wis.-based American ...
Challenge to NFL Concussion Deal Rejected at U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the National Football League's estimated $1 billion settlement of concussion-related lawsuits with thousands of retired players ...
Beechwood Re Reportedly Exploring Sale After Platinum Woes
The Beechwood group of reinsurance companies is in talks to sell most or all of itself after a backlash from some clients due to its relationship with troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners, ...
Tokio Millennium Re Restructures Third Party Capital Markets Facilitation Arm
A division of Tokio Millennium Re focused on third party capital markets facilitation is changing its management structure in a bid to boost efficiency. The changes are coming to Tokio Solution ...