Global insurance trends

Uber Self-Driving Car Accident Will Force a Re-Think, Says Clyde & Co

Responding to the news that an Uber self-driving vehicle has been involved in a collision which is reported to have led to the death of a pedestrian in Arizona, Nigel Brook, partner with global law […]

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Liberty Specialty Announce Two New Appointments

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has promoted Joanna Hitchcock to the newly-created role of Paris-based Terrorism Underwriter. The move is part of LSM’s plan to grow its European Terrorism account. Although […]

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Direct Line CEO Sees a Driverless Future

Driverless car technology is rapidly advancing. The UK government has committed around £51 million in research funds and in the USA, companies like Google and Apple are well along the road in terms of testing […]

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AXA Buys XL Group in $15 Billion Deal

Press agencies are reporting this morning that Axa has bought XL Group for a substantial US$15 billion. The combination will create the biggest property and casualty commercial lines insurer based on gross written premiums, with […]

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Etherisc Announce Blockchain Token Event

Etherisc, the global, decentralized insurance platform, and the Decentralized Insurance Foundation have announced that registration is now open for the DIP Token Generating Event. (TGE) The event will support the foundation to develop and promote […]

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FinTech Start-Ups Prosper Through Partnership, Say Capgemini

We had a skim through the latest press release from Cap Gemini, which summarises an in-depth report on global FinTech and the challenges for smaller, innovative players. The conclusion seems to be that customer trust […]

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AXA Results Summary: Strong Performance on Commercial Lines

Insurance giant AXA posted financial results today and here is a quick highlights summary: Following the publication of the full year 2017 results for AXA Group (www.axa.com), AXA UK & Ireland announces another year of […]