China Insurance Market Ripe for Digital Disruption: Viewpoint October 4, 2016 By Nisha Gopalan China’s tech giants — Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent — increasingly have a finger in every part of the economy. So...
What Drivers Need in Order to Avoid Crash If Autonomous Systems Fail October 4, 2016 By Madeline Kennedy People operating self-driving cars need at least six seconds and some cues from the vehicle to “get back in the...
AXA CEO: Rumored Generali Takeover ‘Makes No Sense At All’ October 4, 2016 French insurer AXA has no plans to merge with large rivals, its chief executive told a German newspaper, responding to...
AIG Exiting Home, Personal Accident, Group Life In Brazil; Porto Seguro to Get Auto Policies October 4, 2016 By Sonali Basak and Katherine Chiglinsky American International Group Inc.’s business in Brazil agreed to transfer about 25,000 auto policies to a unit of Porto Seguro...
Tesla Says Autpilot Not at Fault in Crash with Bus in Germany October 3, 2016 A Tesla Motors Inc. car operating under Autopilot collided with a bus in northern Germany, but the electric car maker...
Britain’s Financial Sector Fears Damage from Brexit Lobbying Squabbles October 3, 2016 By Anjuli Davies, Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill Large banks in Britain have clashed with other parts of the financial sector about who should be leading efforts to...
Mega Financial Fallout: Taiwan Financial Regulator Quits October 3, 2016 By Debra Mao Taiwan’s top financial regulator resigned in an effort to contain the fallout from the controversy over anti-money laundering failings at...
Powerful Hurricane Matthew Forces Evacuations in Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba October 2, 2016 By Makini Brice and Gabriel Stargardter Haiti and Jamaica urged residents in vulnerable coastal areas to evacuate, and Cuba suspended flights on Sunday as torrential rain...
Matthew Becomes Category 3 Hurricane in Central Caribbean Sea September 30, 2016 Hurricane Matthew has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale while moving west- southwestward over the...
Argo Group Names AIG’s Hernandez to Lead International Business September 30, 2016 Bermuda-based specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings announced the appointment of Jose A. Hernandez to lead the company’s international business,...