Robotaxi Tech Proving Difficult to Perfect: Daimler CEO November 15, 2019 Daimler has taken a “reality check” on self-driving “robotaxis,” acknowledging that making them safe is proving harder than first thought...
Public Consultation Launched to Help Set Global Standards for Tailings Dams November 15, 2019 By Barbara Lewis A six-week public consultation launched [in London] on Friday will help set global standards to improve mining safety, aiming to...
Müller Succeeds Fischer Hirs as CEO of AGCS; Allianz Germany Appoints Executives November 15, 2019 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) and Allianz Deutschland AG announced leadership changes that will take effect from Dec....
Pemex Oil Firm ‘Unaffected’ by Cyber Attack, Says Mexican Minister; Workers Disagree November 15, 2019 A cyber attack on computer networks of the Mexican national oil company Pemex is “totally under control” and did not...
Insurer Brit Ltd. Launches E-trading Cyber Portal November 15, 2019 Brit Ltd., the London-based insurer, announced it has launched an online platform for cyber risks in both the U.K. and...
AGCS Appoints Williams as Global Head of Financial Lines, Replacing Poncin November 15, 2019 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the corporate insurance unit of Allianz Group, has appointed Shanil Williams as global...
Pioneer Underwriters Decides to Put Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into Run-Off November 15, 2019 Pioneer Underwriters has decided to put its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into run-off after completing an examination of “strategic and capital...
Financial Services Industry Misses Out on $700B a Year by Ignoring Women: Report November 15, 2019 By Emily Cadman The male-dominated finance industry is missing out on more than $700 billion a year in revenue by failing to listen...
CEO of Gallagher’s UK Broker/Underwriting Unit Apologizes for ‘Insensitive Comments’ November 14, 2019 By L.S. Howard Simon Matson, CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher’s UK broking and underwriting business, has apologized for “insensitive comments” made when former...
Generali Launches Art Insurance Unit, Aiming to Be ‘Partner for Life’ for Collectors November 14, 2019 By Colleen Barry Italian insurer Generali launched a new business Tuesday to cover art works, engaging as a poster boy the contemporary artist...