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Allianz & Maiden Keep Automotive OEMs in Sight With Expanded Insurance Partnership
Allianz is expanding its alliance with Maiden Holdings with a goal of bringing new insurance coverage to automotive original equipment manufacturers and their customers. Neither side is disclosing ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich, Hiscox and More
We have a number of promotions and new hires to tell you about at Zurich, Generali, Hiscox and Preferred Mutual. *** Zurich Insurance Group is bringing in a new CEO to run its general insurance ...
U.S. Reportedly Drafting Potential Sanctions Over China Hacking
The Obama administration is drafting an escalating series of actions, including economic sanctions and curbs on doing business in the U.S., to punish China and other nations that persist in hacking ...
Drought’s Economic Damage Went Global in August: Aon Benfield
Severe drought in the western U.S. caused economic losses in August of at least $3 billion, mostly from agricultural damage in California, Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting said in a new report. ...
AIG Aims for Couture Crowd With Designer Clothing Coverage
American International Group is aiming for more high net worth policyholder business with new coverage for couture and other designer clothing – items than can be worth thousands of dollars. AIG is ...
When Uniform Is Not Uniform: Applying Electronic Transaction Laws to Insurance
The use of electronic transactions has grown significantly in the last two decades. Many consumers demand the ability to place their insurance policies electronically, and failing to meet these ...
U.S. Judge Signs Off on $415M Settlement in Tech Worker Salary Suit
A U.S. judge on Wednesday granted final approval to a $415 million settlement that ends a high profile lawsuit in which workers accused Apple, Google and two other Silicon Valley companies of ...
Lloyd’s Tallies $4.6 Trillion in At-Risk GDP in 301 Cities
In the first-ever Lloyd's City Risk Index, analyzes the economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. It concludes that "$4.6 ...