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Reinsurance, commercial risk solutions revenue increases at Aon

November 1, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Aon plc reported revenues in commercial risk solutions of $917 million in the three months ending Sept. 30, up 3.7% from $884 million during the same period in 2016, while net income dropped 42%. All figures are in United States

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Underlying revenue up 3% at Marsh

October 31, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. recently announced a 9% increase in revenue at its commercial brokerage subsidiary while total risk and insurance services revenue increased from $1.632 billion in the third quarter of 2016 to $1.752 billion in the three months

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Worldwide wearable device sales to grow 16.7% in 2017 to 310.4 million units: Gartner

August 28, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. is forecasting that 310.4 million wearable devices will be sold in 2017, a 16.7% increase from last year. Sales of wearable devices – including smartwatches, fitness trackers and other smart devices – will generate

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AGCS expands terrorism, political violence insurance offering in the U.S.

August 24, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is now providing bespoke coverage designed to protect U.S. businesses faced with loss related to terrorism and political violence both at home and overseas. Given the recent tragic events in Europe and Virginia, the

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Aon plc net income up to US$769 million in Q2 2017 from US$300 million in Q2 2016

August 8, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Aon plc has reported a net income attributable to shareholders of US$769 million for the three months ending June 30, a drastic increase from US$300 million in the prior-year period. Total revenue increased 4% to US$2.4 billion from US$2.3 billion

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U.S./Canada division of Marsh sees revenues increase to US$850 million in Q2 2017 from US$804 million in Q2 2016

July 28, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Revenue for the United States and Canada division of Marsh increased to US$850 million in the second quarter of 2017 from US$804 million in the same quarter last year, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) reported on Thursday. MMC, whose companies

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Platform provider revenues for sharing economy forecast to double in 2022: Juniper Research

July 24, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The move by established sectors to press their first-mover advantage looks poised to push growth in the sharing economy much higher over the next five years, reaching US$40.2 billion in 2022, notes a new research report released Monday by U.K.-based

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Catastrophe losses contribute to decrease in 2017 Q2 net income for Travelers

July 21, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Solid net investment income was not enough to offset higher catastrophe losses and lower underlying underwriting gains, contributing to the Travelers Companies, Inc. witnessing lower net income for 2017 Q2 compared to 2016 Q2. Net income was US$595 million for

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Cyber threat landscape growing, potential for emergence of destruction of service attacks: Cisco

July 20, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The potential for “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks is greatly concerning and organizations would be well-advised to adopt a proactive cyber stance in their protection efforts to combat increasingly sophisticated attackers, warns a new report from Cisco. “Cyber incidents such

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Worldwide 3D printer revenue up by more than 18% year-over-year in 2016, report says

June 21, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

3D printer shipments increased 29%, while revenue grew by more than 18% year-over-year in 2016, according to a new report from Framingham, Mass.-based International Data Corporation (IDC), a global provider of market intelligence, advisory services and events for the information

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Intel predicts autonomous driving will spur new ‘passenger economy’ worth US$7 trillion by 2050

June 2, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Technology company Intel Corporation is predicting that autonomous driving will cause a new “passenger economy” to emerge to support the idle time when drivers become riders, an economy that will be more than twice the size of the “sharing economy.”

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Autonomous vehicles will shrink U.S. auto OEM collision repair revenue by 48% by 2030: KPMG

May 18, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the United States will see a 48% dent in their lucrative collision parts business as a result of self-driving cars, a new report from audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG. The report Will autonomous vehicles