China’s Ping An Insurance to Spend $22B on Tech, From AI to Blockchain October 24, 2019 By Bloomberg News Ping An Insurance wants to be valued more like a technology company. Its executives have yet to convince investors their...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...
Sheriff Says Midwest Crop Thefts Are a ‘Major League Operation’ October 24, 2019 A “well-organized machine” of thieves appears to be behind the theft of tons of apples and pumpkins from orchards and...
Puckett Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP in Chicago October 24, 2019 Bobette Puckett, a Chicago-based property/casualty insurance veteran, has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president. The longtime regional expert will...
Google Denies Claims It Developed Tool to Spy on Its Employees October 24, 2019 Google employees are accusing the company’s leadership of developing an internal surveillance tool that they believe will be used to...
Employers Taking Proactive Health Steps to Prevent Costly Employee Injuries October 24, 2019 By Beth Pinsker A job does not have to be physically demanding to literally be a pain in the neck, or knee, or...
Ex-DuPont CEO Claims No Intent to Burden Chemours with Unlimited Liabilities October 24, 2019 By Jef Feeley DuPont de Nemours Inc. never intended to saddle its spinoff Chemours Co. with “unlimited exposure” to its liabilities, DuPont’s former...
Insurance Agency BRP Group’s IPO Starts Today at $14 a Share October 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson and Amy O'Connor Independent insurance distribution firm BRP Group Inc. could raise as much as $300 million in its initial public offering (IPO)...
Florida Specialty CEO Disputes State Regulator’s Claims, Says Insurer Not Insolvent October 24, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The head of recently shuttered Florida Specialty Insurance Co. says that claims by Florida’s insurance regulator that the company is...
Georgia Wants Medical Sterilization Facility Closed Over High Carcinogen Emissions October 24, 2019 Georgia’s governor is trying to force a medical sterilization facility to temporarily close after it allowed a gaseous carcinogen to...