UK Cyber Authority Urges Organizations to Install Microsoft Updates March 15, 2021 LONDON – Britain’s cyber security body urged organizations to install the latest Microsoft updates as a matter of urgency on...
Hiscox Promotes Patel to Head of Direct Commercial in UK March 12, 2021 Specialist insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Isha Patel to head of Direct Commercial within Hiscox UK. Patel joined Hiscox...
Credit Suisse Freezes More Supply Chain Finance Funds as Greensill Scandal Widens March 12, 2021 By Patrick Winters Credit Suisse Group AG froze four more funds that invested in the bank’s $10 billion supply chain finance strategy, adding...
How Dangerous Is Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant After 10 Years of Cleanup? March 12, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi OKUMA, Japan – A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its...
China’s Ant Group Issues Financial Self-Discipline Rules on Tighter Regulatory Oversight March 12, 2021 BEIJING – China’s Ant Group flagged a set of financial self-discipline rules on Friday amid intense scrutiny on its activities...
France’s AXA Drops German Power Giant RWE as a Client over Large Coal Operations March 12, 2021 By Alastair Marsh and Vanessa Dezem AXA SA, France’s biggest insurer, is dropping German energy giant RWE AG as a client in a decision that highlights...
Insurer Sanlam Braces for More Virus Waves in South Africa March 12, 2021 By Roxanne Henderson South Africa may still be short of the halfway mark of the pandemic even after two distinct waves of the...
Microsoft Flaw Exposes as Many as 60,000 Computer Systems in Germany March 11, 2021 By Andreas Rinke BERLIN – As many as 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorized users to...
Insurers Face Disputes with Their Reinsurers over UK COVID-19 Business Income Claims March 11, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Top insurance companies, ordered by Britain’s highest court to pay thousands of small businesses millions of pounds in claims for...
Italy’s Generali Expects to Hit 2021 Targets After Reporting ‘Excellent’ Results in 2020 March 11, 2021 By Gianluca Semeraro MILAN – Generali is confident it can hit its targets this year after Italy’s biggest insurer overcame a negative impact...