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Executives On The Move at Beazley, Endurance and W.R. Berkley
Beazley added executive staff to its Chicago-based underwriting office. W.R. Berkley hired on a new chief information officer. Endurance Specialty Holdings appointed an AIG veteran as CEO of its U.S. ...
Did Your Hometown Make Allstate’s List of Safest-Driving Cities?
Americans are driving more miles and having more accidents, making safety a growing concern. With that in mind, Allstate ranked the safest-driving large cities in the U.S., with Brownsville, Texas, ...
Warren Buffett’s Railroad at Forefront of Commercial Drone Testing
Before some cutting-edge online retailer can use a drone to drop granola bars on your doorstep, a railroad born when Abe Lincoln was in Congress will first have to iron out the kinks. BNSF Railway ...
Takata in Hot Seat Again After Air Bag Materials Explode in Texas
A truck transporting Takata Corp air bag propellant material at the center of a global recall crashed and exploded in Texas last week, killing one woman and injuring four other people, the auto parts ...
AIG’s Restructuring Efforts Earn Ratings Affirmation From Fitch
AIG ongoing focus on restructuring and deleveraging got a vote of confidence from Fitch Ratings. Fitch affirmed the insurer financial strength ratings of American International Group's ...
UK PM Will Give Parliament Say on Brexit Trigger
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to give Parliament "a say" on starting the formal process for withdrawing from the European Union, her spokesman said, though he declined to say whether ...
New Drone Regs Leads to Pilot-Licensing Stampede
Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede. More than 3,300 have signed up to take the test on Monday, the first day ...
Homeowners Insurance Shines While Personal Auto Struggles: Fitch
While the U.S. personal auto insurance industry continues to be a sick patient, homeowners coverage is a significant bright spot, according to Fitch Ratings' latest report. Private passenger auto ...