Africa Specialty Risks Launches Parametric Underwriting Division May 24, 2021 Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused managing general agent, announced the launch of its parametric division, alongside the appointment...
Air India’s February Data Breach Affected 4.5 Million Passengers May 24, 2021 By Tanvi Mehta and Arunima Kumar NEW DELHI – Personal data of about 4.5 million passengers of Air India was leaked in a cyber attack on...
Barclays Dragged into Bitter Feud Between SCOR and Covéa over Failed Hostile Takeover May 24, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Barclays Plc has been dragged into a bitter feud between two French insurers over its role in a failed hostile...
India Braces for Second Severe Cyclone in 10 Days May 24, 2021 By Pratik Parija India braces for the second severe storm in about 10 days, with authorities in the eastern region preparing to evacuate...
Bank of England Plans to Nudge Companies to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions May 24, 2021 By David Milliken LONDON – The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to use its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of...
Hack of Leading Japanese Dating App Could Expose Personal Data of 2 Million Users May 24, 2021 By Shoko Oda A leading Japanese matchmaking app was hacked, likely exposing the personal information of more than 1.7 million account holders, in...
Canada Faces Mega-Hurricanes if Climate Change Pushes Storms North: Swiss Re Warns May 21, 2021 By Danielle Bochove Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses...
Irish Health Service Hackers Offer Decryption Key – but $20M Ransom Demand Remains May 21, 2021 By Ryan Gallagher and Peter Flanagan A day after threatening to publicly release patient data, the hackers who targeted Ireland’s health service offered a decryption key...
Africa Specialty Risks Launches Mauritius Reinsurer, Backed by PE Firm Helios May 21, 2021 Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a reinsurance managing general agent focused on the African corporate and specialty market, announced it has...
Italy Probes Alleged Cartel Among Auto Insurers, Including Allianz Direct, Zurich May 21, 2021 MILAN – Italy’s antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had opened an investigation into an alleged cartel among insurance companies...