Anbang Insurance Assets for Sale Include Manhattan Building, Health Insurer, Hotels January 25, 2019 Anbang Insurance Group Co., which symbolized the era of mega-acquisitive Chinese companies that later had to reverse their buying binges,...
Anti-Fraud Specialist FRISS Expands into France January 24, 2019 FRISS, the provider of fraud and risk solutions for the property/casualty insurance industry, announced the opening of its French office...
Allianz to Enter Vietnam Insurance Market via Joint Venture with IT Firm FPT Group January 24, 2019 Allianz announces its intention to enter the general insurance sector in Vietnam through a digital joint venture (JV) to be...
IGI Taps Garrity from Swiss Re as CEO in Malaysia to Lead Asia-Pacific Growth January 24, 2019 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI), the Dubai-based speciality re/insurer, has appointed Nick Garrity as chief executive officer of IGI’s...
Support Grows for Delaying UK’s Exit from EU, as Brexit Deadline Looms January 24, 2019 By Alex Morales The risk of a no-deal Brexit appears to be receding after calls for a delay to the U.K.’s exit from...
Hurricane Florence Demonstrates Perils of Being Underinsured/Uninsured, Says RMS January 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Hurricane Florence caused extensive freshwater flood damage in the Carolinas and parts of Virginia in September—and about 70 percent of...
Private Flood Insurers Not Yet Ready to Fill Massive U.S. Protection Gap January 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard The flood insurance protection gap in the United States is massive, but the take-up rate of private flood insurance continues...
France Fines Google $57M for Breaching EU’s Data Privacy Rules Under GDPR January 23, 2019 By Mathieu Rosemain France’s data protection watchdog fined Alphabet’s Google 50 million euros ($57 million) on Monday [Jan. 21] for breaching European Union...
Ship in Black Sea Fire Was Denied Port Entry over U.S. Sanctions Risk: Reuters January 23, 2019 By Damir Khalmetov and Alexander Ershov Two ships ablaze in the Black Sea region, leaving at least 10 crew dead, caught fire while transferring fuel mid-sea...
Volvo Recalls 200,000 Cars to Fix Potential Fuel Leakage Problem January 23, 2019 Volvo Cars, which is owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, is voluntarily recalling about 200,000 cars after it found...