Major British businesses’ appetite to take on financial risk has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a decade due to fears of “the hardest of Brexits” and rising U.S. protectionism, a survey by accountancy firm Deloitte showed on Monday. …
Faced with an aging American workforce, companies are increasingly navigating delicate conversations with employees grappling with cognitive declines, experts say. Workers experiencing early stages of dementia may struggle with tasks they had completed without difficulty. Historically punctual employees may forget …
The U.S. government’s proposal to eliminate rebates that pharmacy benefit managers receive from drugmakers will not have a meaningful impact on growth, and does not affect the commercial market, Cigna Corp. Chief Executive Officer David Cordani said on Friday. Investors …
A Peabody, Mass.-based insurance agency has been ordered by a Massachusetts judge to pay more than $5 million in restitution to its small business customers after they were overcharged for insurance products. The final judgment, entered by Suffolk Superior Judge …
As more and more consumers click for services and borrow rather than buy, the sharing economy is benefitting. According to Harvard Business Review, the sharing or on-demand economy is attracting more than 22.4 million consumers and $57.6 billion in spending …
Burkhard Keese has been confirmed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Lloyd’s following the unanimous approval of his appointment as successor to John Parry by the Council of Lloyd’s. Keese will take up his position at Lloyd’s on April …
The Hartford announced the new operating model and organizational structure that will be effective upon the closing of its pending acquisition of specialty insurer The Navigators Group, which it expects to finalize in late March or April. Navigators operations, along …
An aging population and struggling state finances could turn into an unlikely boon for Italy’s banks, which have turned to a growing market for insurance to brighten their prospects. Intesa SanPaolo has marketed the move loud and clear since June …
Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has acquired the assets and operations of Boston Insurance Specialists Inc. (BIS), an independently owned wholesale insurance brokerage with offices in Mansfield and Westfield, Mass. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BIS’ team is …
A Connecticut city says it has recovered more than half the nearly $1 million stolen from city accounts during a 2016 hacking scheme. An attorney for the city of Norwalk said Wednesday that by filing claims, complaints and a lawsuit …
