Monthly Archives: <span>March 2025</span>

People Moves: Wilson Named Deputy Chair of Argenta Syndicate Mgmt as Whiter Steps Down; Specialty MGA UK Hires Hussain as Head of Political, Credit Risk

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Argenta Syndicate Management and Specialty MGA UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Wilson Named Deputy Chair of Argenta Syndicate Mgmt as Whiter Steps Down Argenta Holdings Ltd., the …

Texas Beekeepers Facing Soaring Bee Losses, Threatening Agriculture Industry

Since starting their beekeeping business southwest of San Antonio in late 2019, the Wheeler family has aimed to produce about 3,000 bee colonies each year, many of which are used to pollinate crops like watermelons and pumpkins. In the last …

Hazardous Cargo Secured From Ship Grounded on Canada’s East Coast

The hazardous cargo and fuel on a ship that ran aground in Canada last month has been contained, according to the company that manages the vessel. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has also hired a salvage company and a marine oil …

Firings at NOAA Risk Lives and Economy, Former Agency Heads Warn

The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy, according to the people who ran it. The first round of …

Airlines Want Less Helicopter Traffic Near Washington Airport

A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed …

UK’s Specialist Risk Group Acquires Specialist Schemes Broker, Brentacre Insurance

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Brentacre Insurance, a specialist broker with deep expertise in providing insurance for modified and performance vehicles, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. …

Brookfield to Enter UK Pension Insurance Mkt as Companies Offload Pension Liabilities

Brookfield Wealth Solutions is entering the UK pension insurance market, it said on Monday, as the Canadian financial giant looks to tap into strong demand from companies to offload their pension scheme risks to insurers. The move – subject to …

Trump Commerce Secretary Plans to Strip Government Spending From GDP Data

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product (GDP) report, but gave no indication how soon this change might happen, while dismissing fears of a possible recession. “You know …

Supreme Court Leans Toward Gun Companies’ Bid to Avoid Mexico’s Trafficking Lawsuit

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern …

Australia Braces for Rare Cyclone to Hit Busy East Coast

A large swathe of Australia’s east coast is preparing for strong winds and life-threatening flooding from a tropical cyclone that’s forecast to make landfall north of the nation’s third-largest city. Cyclone Alfred was about 630 kilometers (391 miles) east of …