Typhoon Kong-Rey Hits Taiwan as Shanghai Braces for Downpour October 31, 2024 Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall in Taiwan packing dangerous winds, with Shanghai bracing for the heaviest November rain burst since 1981...
Spain Declares Three Days of Mourning as Storms Kill More Than 90 October 31, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela Spain declared three days of mourning as heavy rains killed more than 90 people, in what is already one of...
Online Insurer Waterdrop Mulls Secondary Listing in Hong Kong October 31, 2024 By Lulu Yilun Chen US-listed Waterdrop Inc. is looking at a secondary listing in Hong Kong as it seeks to expand its insurance business...
Spain Reports 62 Dead After One of Century’s Worst Storms October 30, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela More than 60 people died as eastern Spain was hit by one of the worst storms in decades on Tuesday...
UK’s Reeves Raises Employers’ National Insurance Contributions October 30, 2024 By David Milliken and Elizabeth Piper Finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would raise employers’ social security contributions to 15% from April, a major...
Specialist Risk Group Acquires Bloodstock and Livestock Specialist Broker Stonehatch October 30, 2024 Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Stonehatch, a leading specialist bloodstock and livestock insurance...
Toxic Waste That Set Off Global Outcry Seized by Albania’s Prosecutors October 30, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the cargo was forced to return...
YouTube Forced to Play a Game of Legal Whack-a-Mole With Russia October 30, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi When YouTube blocked three Russian channels it said were controlled by sanctioned supporters of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...
Update: Taiwan to Suspend Stock Trading Due to Super Typhoon Kong-Rey October 30, 2024 By Mary Hui and Cindy Wang Taiwan will suspend trading on its $2.5 trillion stock exchange Thursday as a powerful typhoon barrels toward the archipelago. Super...
Police Summon Aviva India CEO in Discrimination Case, Company Denies Allegations October 30, 2024 By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra Indian police have summoned Asit Rath, the chief executive of British insurer Aviva in the country, as part of an...