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FERMA, Latin American Risk Mgmt. Group ALARYS Partner to Offer Rimap Certification

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and Latin American risk management association ALARYS signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote the FERMA rimap® risk management certification program. The agreement allows ALARYS to offer the FERMA certification to …

Chubb Overseas General Promotes Hardy to Executive VP, Global Energy

Chubb has appointed Matthew Hardy as executive vice president, Global Energy, Chubb Overseas General. The appointment is effective July 1 and Hardy will report to Timothy O’Donnell, the newly appointed division president, Commercial Property & Casualty, Chubb Overseas General. Hardy …

Citigroup’s Mexico Unit, Chubb Announce Bancassurance Distribution Agreement

Citibanamex, a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., and Chubb Seguros México, an affiliate of Chubb Ltd., announced a definitive long-term agreement where Chubb will provide a range of non-life insurance products to Citibanamex’s consumer bank clients in Mexico, subject to regulatory …

China Formalizes Easing of Foreign Investment Curbs on Range of Industries

China is slowly following through on pledges to open up to foreigners, as an impending trade war with the U.S. focuses attention on Beijing’s grip over doing business in the world’s second-largest economy. On Thursday the government formalized the easing …

Chinese Tech Firms Seek to Shake Up State-Run Health Sector with AI and Big Data

In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, an ambulance speeds through traffic on a wave of green lights, helped along by an artificial intelligence (AI) system and big data. The system, which involves sending information to a centralized computer linked …

Ticketmaster UK Reports Possible Hack of Customer Data

Ticketmaster UK said it had identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by an external supplier, and some of its customers’ personal or payment data may have been accessed by an unknown third-party. Less than 5 percent of …

Generali Likely to Start Exclusive Talks to Sell German Life Book to Viridium: Source

Italy’s Generali is expected to start exclusive talks shortly over the potential sale of its 40 billion euro ($48 billion) German life insurance portfolio to private equity-backed Viridium, a person close to the matter said. Generali and Viridium declined to …

Milliman Opens Office in Israel

Milliman Inc., the global consulting and actuarial firm, announced it is opening an office in Tel Aviv, which will provide the full gamut of insurance and actuarial consulting services. Benny Gabbay, a leading figure in the Israeli insurance industry, and …

Auto Supplier Bosch Teams with Startup Mojio to Connect Vehicles to Digital Services

German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is teaming with Canadian startup Mojio to get more vehicles connected wirelessly to a wide range of digital services, from insurance companies to emergency responders, the companies said on Wednesday. Bosch said it was …

Malaysia Expected to Give Foreign Insurers More Time to Cut Local Stakes: Sources

Malaysia’s central bank is considering granting extensions to some foreign insurers to give them more time to trim stakes in their local ventures, people with knowledge of the matter said. Foreign insurers are expected to be given additional time to …

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