Four in Five of World’s Cities at Risk From Heat Waves, Floods, Droughts: Study October 14, 2022 By Dina Kartit Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data...
Google Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over its Ad-Tech Business October 13, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated over the...
Cyber MGA Coalition and BDT Capital Partners Launch Bermuda Reinsurer Ferian Re October 13, 2022 Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber insurer and cyber-security firm, announced the formation of Ferian Re, an independent Bermuda-based Class 3B...
Hampden Rebrands Syndicate 2689 as Hampden Risk Partners, Changes Business Mix October 13, 2022 Hampden Group announced the rebranding of Verto, its follow-only syndicate, to Hampden Risk Partners. The rebrand better identifies the syndicate...
Markets/Coverages: Liberty Specialty Markets Launches Project Cargo Consortium at Lloyd’s October 13, 2022 Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Global Risk Solutions division, announced the launch of a new Lloyd’s...
People Moves: Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial Risk Team; Zurich Appoints Seach as Group CUO, Succeeding Robinson October 13, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Zurich Insurance. Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial...
Australian Health Insurer Medibank Reports Cyber Incident October 13, 2022 Australian health insurer Medibank Private said on Thursday it will isolate and remove access to some customer-facing systems as it...
People Moves: O’Leary Named CEO RSA Luxembourg; Northcourt Appoints Pool Re’s Butler as Nuclear Industry Adviser; Aon Taps WTW’s Dell’Aglio for Strategy & Tech Unit October 12, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RSA Luxembourg; Northcourt (the MGA and underwriter of nuclear risks), and...
QBE Opens Dutch Branch as Part of Europe Expansion Plans; 5 Senior Hires Announced October 12, 2022 QBE said it will begin writing business in the Netherlands, incepting from January 2023, now that it has received regulatory...
Markets/Coverages: Lockton Launches Digital Asset Custody Insurance Facility; WTW Launches Risk IQ Portal for Direct Access to Modeling Tools October 12, 2022 Lockton Launches Digital Asset Custody Insurance Facility Lockton has launched a digital asset custody insurance facility, which was developed by...