Everest Re Group Rebrands to Everest Group May 18, 2023 Bermuda-based P/C insurer and reinsurer Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced that its shareholders approved a name change to Everest Group,...
Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended for Two Months May 18, 2023 By Huseyin Hayatsever and Michelle Nichols The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed...
EU Spat Over Nuclear Energy Escalates as Key Vote Is Delayed May 18, 2023 By John Ainger and Ewa Krukowska A key element of the European Union’s Green Deal package has been delayed after France, the bloc’s biggest supporter of...
Crypto Should Be Regulated as Gambling, UK Lawmakers Say May 17, 2023 By Huw Jones Bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies should be regulated as gambling given the significant risks they pose to consumers, a panel...
Stellantis Tells UK to Change Brexit Deal or See Car Plants Close May 17, 2023 By Kate Holton British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis...
Alleged Russian Hacker Charged in $200 Million Ransomware Spree May 17, 2023 By William Turton A Russian man was charged by US authorities in connection with his alleged role with multiple ransomware gangs that attacked...
People Moves: Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of Directors; Canopius Taps Hartley From AXIS to Lead New Aviation Reinsurance Business May 17, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows...
Acrisure Acquires Portuguese Broker Universalis May 17, 2023 Acrisure, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurance broker and fintech specialist, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire one of...
Last Ship Leaves Ukraine Port With Fate of Black Sea Grain Deal in Russia’s Hands May 17, 2023 By Michelle Nichols The last ship left a port in Ukraine on Wednesday under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of...
Insurtech WeFox Raises $110 Million in Extension to 2022 Funding Round May 17, 2023 By Agatha Cantrill Wefox Holding AG, an insurance-technology firm based in Berlin, raised $110 million to build a platform that will make its...