November 25, 2024
Insurance rating agency AM Best today said it has shifted its outlook of the U.S. personal auto insurance segment to stable from negative thanks to improving loss ratios of the top 20 carriers this year. Underwriting results have improved significantly, …
November 25, 2024
The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of Greece after the European country used naval drills to try and block the activity in one location. About 1 million …
November 25, 2024
Storm Bert left a trail of disruption across the UK, with hundreds of flood warnings in place for Wales and the west of England. Five people were reported to have died by local media, after the storm brought heavy rain …
November 25, 2024
Higginbotham, an independent insurance and human resources firm based in Texas, has joined forces with Fitts Agency in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, further expanding Higginbotham’s presence in the state. Fitts CEO Forrest Fitts said the partnership is a good fit for both …
November 25, 2024
France’s Natixis Investment Managers is holding early-stage talks with Italian insurer Generali GASI.MIabout a potential tie-up, a person with knowledge of the situation said, in a deal that could create one of the largest fund managers in Europe. The firms …
November 25, 2024
Two auto insurers will pay fines totaling $11.3 million for data breaches of online insurance quoting systems that New York officials say compromised personal information of an estimated 120,000 customers in total. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New …
November 25, 2024
Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday. Morgan Adamski, the executive director of U.S. Cyber Command, said ongoing Chinese-linked cyber …
November 25, 2024
The UK government expanded its sanctions against Russia’s energy industry on Monday, blacklisting dozens of tankers responsible for moving the nation’s oil as well as two insurers involved in the trade. The measures ban any cooperation with Moscow-based insurers AlfaStrakhovanie …
November 25, 2024
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted …
November 25, 2024
Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …