Climate Tech Firm to Pilot Fast-Paying Flood Insurance in Africa March 1, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman Climate change is particularly perilous for small farmers. Warmer conditions are resulting in more damaging bouts of rain and drought,...
Taiwan Military Says Hackers Sold Telecom Giant’s Data on Web March 1, 2024 By Cindy Wang Taiwan’s military said hackers sold data stolen from the island’s biggest telecom company on the internet, the latest challenge to...
People Moves: Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for APAC M&A Team; Specialty MGA Nirvana Hires García-Beltrán to Grow European Cyber SME Portfolio February 29, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general agents Fusion Specialty and Nirvana. A summary of...
AXIS Capital Names Becker as Chair-Elect of Board of Directors, Succeeding Smith February 29, 2024 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced that W. Marston (Marty) Becker will succeed Henry B. Smith as...
Companies in Ukraine See Problems Pile Up; Insurance Issues Make Matters Worse February 29, 2024 By Marc Jones and Olena Harmash German supermarket chain Metro and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where...
Howden Acquires Ireland’s Intersure Group February 29, 2024 Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Intersure Group Ltd., trading as Intersure Group, further strengthening its...
Google Hit With $2.3B Lawsuit by 32 European Media Groups February 29, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and...
Companies Walk ESG Tightrope, Under Fire From All Sides Over Disclosures February 29, 2024 By Richa Naidu and Simon Jessop Since joining Asahi Group in 2020 as sustainability chief, Preeti Srivastav has helped the Japanese brewer make several environmental and...
EU Lawmakers ‘Outraged’ After States Block Landmark ESG Law February 29, 2024 By John Ainger and Frances Schwartzkopff A European Union law designed to clean up corporate supply chains has been derailed by the bloc’s biggest member states,...
US, Philippines Pay Highest Economic Price for Climate-Fueled Weather February 28, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman The United States and the Philippines are the countries hit hardest by climate-driven extreme weather, measured as a percentage of...