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Aspen Launches $160M Cost-Saving Program After Money-Losing Q3; Job Cuts Likely
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. said it will launch a program to boost operating efficiencies and save $160 million over three years. An unknown number of job cuts are also likely. Aspen spokesperson ...
Chubb Will Consolidate, Integrate IT Infrastructure on IBM Cloud
Chubb has sealed a new deal with IBM that represents a major investment in cloud computing in order to modernize its information technology operations. The Chubb/IBM announcement involves is a ...
Allianz, Toyota, BMW Seal Data-Sharing Deal With Autonomous-Tech Firm
Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial intelligence systems in cars to understand driver ...
AIG Hires Another Veteran JPMorgan Chase IT Exec for Major Role
AIG is hiring another JP Morgan Chase & Co. information technology executive in a major leadership role. Hugh Tamassia is set to become AIG's new chief enterprise architect, effective Oct. 3. AIG ...
Board Tech Inexperience Hampers Insurer IT Embrace: Novarica
Insurers speak loudly these days about embracing information technology as a tool to help grow their businesses. It turns out, however, that there is a disconnect: Their boards of directors are often ...
OneBeacon Offers Enhanced Cyber Liability Coverage for IT Risks
OneBeacon Technology Insurance has introduced a modular technology professional liability product for cybersecurity and communication liability exposures. Information Technology Solutions—Complete ...
Slowly But Surely, Insurers are Turning to Mobile and Big Data
Insurers are increasingly investing in new technology areas such as mobile and big data along with the usual legacy system updates, Novarica found in its latest annual study of U.S. insurer IT ...
Progressive Insurance Survey: Millennials Want Fulfilling IT Jobs More Than Higher Pay
Progressive Insurance discovered one clue about millennials that could make it easier for carriers to bring them on board in the future: they're looking for fulfillment over money. That's ...