Monthly Archives: <span>April 2023</span>

Florida Lawmakers Approve Catalytic Converter Bill, Senate Passes Windshield Limits

The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would stiffen penalties for catalytic converter theft and would make it easier to prove intent. Senate Bill 306 now goes to the governor for his signature. The full Senate also …

Housing Market Downturn Among Top Risks to Canada’s Financial System: Regulator

A potential downturn in Canada’s housing market and adjusting to rapid increases in interest rates are among the biggest risks to Canada’s financial system this fiscal year, the country’s financial regulator said on Tuesday [April 18]. The Office of the …

Update: Major UK Companies Abandon CBI Following Second Rape Claim

A swathe of major UK companies, ranging from banks to supermarkets, have resigned from the Confederation of British Industry as the lobby group fights for survival following a number of allegations of sexual assault among its staff. BT Group Plc, …

Argo Group Shareholders Approve Merger With Brookfield Reinsurance

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced that Argo shareholders voted to approve an agreement for Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. to acquire Argo in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. The merger remains subject to other customary closing conditions, including …

Record Heat and Drought Force Europe to Accelerate Climate Adaptation

The record heat and drought hurting European farmers, power utilities and insurers foreshadows even faster change to the continent’s climate, with scientists warning that feedback loops from a drying Earth likely will lead to dangerously high temperatures again this year. …

Tanker Company Shipping Russian Oil Loses Insurance on G-7 Price Cap

An oil tanker company heavily involved in moving Russian oil lost industry standard insurance for its fleet after falling foul of a Group of Seven price cap relating to the transportation of the nation’s barrels. Gatik Ship Management lost so-called …

No Such Thing as a ‘Run on the Bank’ In Insurance Biz: Travelers CEO

With recent troubles in the banking sector having only minimal impact on his company’s specialty lines results, the chief executive of Travelers devoted a few minutes of an earning conference to describing how insurers stand apart from banks. “There’s no …

Credit Suisse Lodges $440M Claim Against SoftBank in Greensill Dispute

Credit Suisse has lodged a $440 million claim against Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. in London as it presses ahead with formal proceedings in a dispute borne from the failure of Greensill Capital, a finance firm. The Swiss lender is trying …

Capita Warns Customer Data May Have Been Stolen in Cyber Attack

Capita Plc, one of the UK’s biggest outsourcing companies, said that customer data may have been stolen during a recent cyberattack. There is “currently some evidence of limited data exfiltration from the small proportion of affected server estate which might …

FBI: Fire That Damaged Cambridge Church Probed as Arson

A fire that broke out at a Massachusetts church not long after Easter services is being investigated as a possible arson, according to the FBI and state and local law enforcement agencies. The fire started about 5:30 p.m. April 9 …