Flood-Stricken British Columbia Weighs Cost of Climate-Proofing Infrastructure November 24, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Flood-stricken British Columbia is considering major upgrades to its highway network to make it more resilient to...
Insurtech Startup Kettle Raises $25M to Expand Wildfire Reinsurance Protection November 24, 2021 Kettle, the San Francisco-based reinsurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to better protect people from the growing wildfire risks of...
Thai Activists’ iPhones Targeted by ‘State-Sponsored Attackers,’ Warns Apple November 24, 2021 By Panu Wongcha-um and Fanny Potkin BANGKOK – Apple Inc. issued on Wednesday alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been...
IncubEx, Led by Industry Veteran Eckert, Buys UK Insurtech Platform Insurwave November 24, 2021 IncubEx Inc., a Chicago-based company that is chaired by industry veteran Neil Eckert and designs and develops new financial products...
Claims Services Provider McLarens Forms Strategic Alliance With Polish Firm Saltex November 24, 2021 McLarens, the Atlanta-based insurance services provider, has entered into a strategic alliance with Saltex, a Polish claims management and loss...
Investor Warburg Cuts Valuation of Ant Group by 15% to Below $200B: Source November 24, 2021 By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Nikhil Nainan HONG KONG – Warburg Pincus, a major global investor in Ant Group, has cut its valuation of the Chinese fintech...
People Moves: Mosaic Launches London M&A Team, Hiring From Liberty Mutual, AIG; BHSI Promotes 2 in UK; Marsh’s Dubreuil to MGA Alta Signa in Brussels November 23, 2021 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and MGA Alta Signa Europe....
Guy Carpenter and Marsh to Combine South Africa Facultative Reinsurance Businesses November 23, 2021 Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter and insurance broker Marsh, both businesses of Marsh McLennan, said they are combining their South Africa...
Guyana Weighs Raising Requirements for Insurance Cover for Oil Spills: Official November 23, 2021 By Neil Marks Guyana is getting ready to raise requirements on oil operators to protect the nation against spills and future removal costs...
Uber UK Accused of Undermining Court Ruling on Worker Rights November 23, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Nine months after the UK Supreme Court made a crucial decision that effectively forced Uber Technologies Inc. to provide worker...