People Moves: QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine; Beazley Names MS Amlin’s Hunter for Open Mkt. Property; TigerRisk Hires Liberty’s Hodges for Analytics, Int’l February 8, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE, Beazley and TigerRisk Partners. A summary of these new hires...
Aston Lark Acquires UK Employee Benefits Specialist, Healthwise Group February 8, 2022 Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is soon to become part of Howden, announced Healthwise Group Ltd. as its...
Cyber Attack Targeting German Fuel Storage Stretches to 6th Day February 8, 2022 By Rachel Graham and Jack Wittels A cyber attack targeting fuel storages in Germany and parts of northern Europe stretched into a sixth day with little...
Credit Suisse Faces Charges It Let Alleged Bulgarian Cocaine Traffickers Launder Money February 8, 2022 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Silke Koltrowitz Credit Suisse faced charges in a Swiss court on Monday of allowing an alleged Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang to launder...
COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping, but Many UK Employees Still Opt to Work From Home February 8, 2022 By William Shaw, Irina Anghel and Loukia Gyftopoulou With pandemic restrictions in the UK largely gone, offices are getting busier. Yet vast numbers of desks still remain empty....
Britain Names Lloyd as Interim Chair of Financial Conduct Authority at ‘Pivotal Time’ February 7, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain’s finance ministry said on Friday that Richard Lloyd had been appointed interim chair of the Financial Conduct Authority from...
Insurance Services Provider McLarens Opens Madrid Office February 7, 2022 Global insurance services provider McLarens has opened a new office in Madrid, Spain. In addition to expanding its European footprint,...
EU Regulators Call for Action to Catch Up to Potential Systemic Risk of Digital Finance February 7, 2022 By Huw Jones Rapid action is needed to update how cross-border financial services are scrutinized and consumers protected as the sector becomes digitalized...
People Moves: Howden Appoints Former WTW Executive Aubert as CEO of France February 7, 2022 Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced the appointment of industry veteran Nicolas Aubert as CEO, France. After holding roles in...
Google Sued by Price Comparison Provider, PriceRunner, for $2.4 Billion February 7, 2022 By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM — Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros...