Foxconn India Restarts Production at iPhone Plant After December’s Worker Protests January 13, 2022 By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI – Apple Inc supplier Foxconn restarted production at its plant in southern India on Wednesday, a company official said,...
Global Life Insurers Adapt Pandemic Risk Models After Unexpected Jump in Claims January 13, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain A coronavirus pandemic which lasts five years, another pandemic in a decade, and ever more transmissible variants are among the...
Thawing Permafrost Could Damage Up to 50% of Arctic Infrastructure: Report January 12, 2022 By Gloria Dickie Thawing permafrost could put as much as 50% of Arctic infrastructure at high risk of damage by 2050, requiring tens...
Lloyd’s, IUA Sign Contract With DXC to Help Build Fully Automated Processing January 12, 2022 Lloyd’s confirmed a contract has been signed with DXC Technology and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) in an agreement that...
WTW Launches Crisis Management Business Unit for Security Risk Management January 12, 2022 Willis Towers Watson announced the formation of a new Crisis Management unit with the merger of Special Contingency Risks (SCR)...
Xenia Broking Buys Trade Credit & Surety Business From Tysers January 12, 2022 The credit insurance and surety specialist, Xenia Broking Group Ltd., announced it has acquired the UK whole turnover trade credit...
Heavy Rainfall in Brazil Halts Giant Iron Mines, Triggers Concerns About Tailings Dams January 12, 2022 By Mariana Durao Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, with the world’s No. 2 producer Vale SA among companies...
Specialist MGA Platform Pine Walk Launches Energy Liability MGA, OPEnergy January 12, 2022 Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the London-based specialist MGA platform, has announced the launch of its sixth MGA, OPEnergy Ltd. OPEnergy...
India Pushes for $203 Billion Valuation for State-Owned Insurer in Mega IPO: Sources January 12, 2022 By Vrishti Beniwal and Suvashree Ghosh India is pushing for a valuation of about 15 trillion rupees ($203 billion) for a state-owned insurer that’s soon expected...
Efma-Accenture Innovation Awards Offer View of Insurance Industry’s Transformation January 12, 2022 By Daniele Presutti and Silvia Milián Daniele Presutti, Accenture’s Insurance lead in Europe, and Silvia Milián, Accenture’s Insurance lead for strategy and consulting in Iberia discuss...