Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canadian Broker Encore Group January 6, 2025 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based insurance brokerage, announced the acquisition of Waterloo, Ontario-based Encore Insurance Services...
Ghosts of Grenfell Disaster: No Penalties for UK Firms That Used Flammable Cladding January 6, 2025 By Tom Bergin When the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in 2017 led to revelations that high-rise public housing buildings across Britain were wrapped...
One in Four UK Firms Cut Jobs After Reeves Budget, PMI Shows January 6, 2025 By Tom Rees Almost one in four British businesses cut jobs in December amid widespread pessimism over the squeeze on their finances from...
The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving January 6, 2025 By Alex Longley Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of...
People Moves: Fairfax Insurance Names Young as President, Barnard as Chair; Acrisure Appoints Industry Veteran Reith as Exec Chair of MGA Unit Volante January 3, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details at Fairfax Insurance Group and Acrisure’s Volante. A summary of these new hires...
Europe Braces for Snow and Ice With UK Facing Amber Warnings January 3, 2025 Northern Europe is facing freezing temperatures and snow, boosting heating demand and putting more pressure on the region’s depleting gas...
First Supertanker to Be Scrapped in Two Years Is a Dark Ship January 3, 2025 By Weilun Soon The Amor, a Cameroon-flagged vessel known to have transported Iranian oil, has become the first supertanker to be registered for...
Finland Power Grid Operator Asks Court to Seize Oil Tanker Over Cable Damage January 3, 2025 Finland’s national power grid operator said on Thursday it had asked a Helsinki court to seize the Eagle S oil...
Top Climate Group for Banks, Insurers, and Asset Managers Is Making Changes January 2, 2025 By Alastair Marsh The world’s biggest climate coalition for financial firms is making adjustments after several high-profile banks, insurers and asset managers opted...
South Korea Police Search Jeju Air, Airport Operator Over Fatal Plane Crash January 2, 2025 By Hyunjoo Jin and Hyunsu Yim South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part...