GEICO CEO Roberts to Retire End of 2020; Berkshire Hathaway’s Combs to Succeed December 23, 2019 Bill Roberts, GEICO’s president and chief executive officer, has announced that he will retire in December 2020 after 35 years...
Australia’s Bushfires Destroy Nearly 200 Homes, Claim Another Life December 23, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s devastating wildfires, which at the weekend destroyed close to 200 homes and claimed another life, show no sign of...
How High Tech Competition Is Transforming NFL Helmets December 23, 2019 By Tim Booth Long gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask. Today’s football helmets are technological marvels, using...
City of London’s Unity Begins Cracking over Brexit Trade Deal: Opinion December 23, 2019 By Elisa Martinuzzi Boris Johnson’s triumphant U.K. election victory makes Brexit a near certainty next month. For the City of London, Britain’s split...
Bipartisan Internet Privacy Proposal Calls for User OK to Share Data But Is Mum on Suits December 23, 2019 By Ben Brody, Rebecca Kern and Daniel R. Stoller A top House panel unveiled long-awaited draft privacy legislation that calls for limits on sharing consumers’ information and would allow...
The Hartford Joins Insurers Limiting Fossil Fuel Investments, Underwriting December 23, 2019 The Hartford became the latest insurance carrier to cut back on business it does with the fossil fuel industry out...
U.S. Law Firms ‘Hounded’ Relatives of Ethiopian Airlines’ Crash Victims December 23, 2019 By Katharine Houreld Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board,...
Bank of England Enhances Scrutiny of Lloyd’s Whistleblower Systems December 23, 2019 The Bank of England has stepped up its monitoring of Lloyd’s of London’s whistleblowing systems, the central bank said on...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Schepens from Allianz as Benelux CEO December 23, 2019 Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Patrick Schepens...
Venice Hotels Suffer Nearly $34M in Damages from November’s Floods December 23, 2019 Venice’s hoteliers association estimates that the city’s hotels suffered about 30 million euros ($34 million) worth of structural damage during...