London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s Financial Center Has Ended: NatWest Chair May 20, 2021 By Huw Jones The City of London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s financial capital is over following Brexit, but it will remain a major...
Irish Patient Data May Have Been Posted on Dark Web After Cyber Attack: Minister Says May 20, 2021 By Peter Flanagan Reports of Irish patient data posted online after a cyber attack on Ireland’s health service appear to be accurate, a...
People Moves: Howden’s Rahmita Price to Ed Asia; 3 Price Forbes Hires; WTW’s Pires to NFP; Tres to Carpenter; PwC’s Eastman to Specialist Risk Group May 19, 2021 This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Ed Broking, Price Forbes, NFP, Guy Carpenter & Co., and...
Howden Acquires UK Specialist Broker Medical Professional Risk Solutions (MPRS) May 19, 2021 Howden Broking announced it has acquired Medical Professional Risk Solutions (MPRS), a specialist insurance broker for the primary care sector,...
India Continues Rescue Operations After Powerful Cyclone Tauktae Batters Region May 19, 2021 By Summit Khanna and Aishwarya Nair AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI – Naval vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off India’s west coast late on Wednesday after the most powerful...
Ransomware Attacks Hit AXA’s Asia Units, New Zealand Health Provider May 19, 2021 By Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul and Nick Perry BANGKOK (AP) – The Thai affiliate of Paris-based insurance company AXA said Tuesday it is investigating a ransomware attack by...
Construction Firm Grupo Carso Faces Probe After Collapse of Mexico City Railway Line May 19, 2021 By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s construction arm Grupo Carso faces scrutiny from accident investigators for the possible role...
March Storm in Eastern Canada Cost Insurers C$50 Million May 19, 2021 A storm that moved across eastern Canada from March 26-29 brought heavy rain and strong winds, causing C$50 million (US$41.5...
Cyclone Sinks Barge Operated by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Hundreds Rescued May 18, 2021 By Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Debjit Chakraborty A cyclone barreling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp. prompting...
Warming Arctic Permafrost Will Make It Harder to Curb Climate Change: Study May 18, 2021 By Timothy Gardner The warming Arctic tundra will make it harder for the world to curb climate change, as thawing permafrost and wildfires...