Car Crashes Became Deadlier During Lockdowns Across Globe: Reuters Insight June 30, 2020 By Lena Masri LONDON – Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped...
Mining Groups Should Be Required to Buy Insurance for Tailings Dams: Report June 30, 2020 Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held...
UBS Settles Lawsuit with Former Trainee Who Alleged Rape by Senior Employee June 29, 2020 By Jonathan Browning UBS Group AG settled a lawsuit brought by a former trainee in London who said she was raped by a...
Bank of England Tells Insurers, Banks to Continue Analyses of Impact of Climate Risk June 29, 2020 By Huw Jones The Bank of England (BoE) has told banks and insurers to press ahead with analyzing the impact of climate change...
Report Highlights Need for Better Risk Management on Europe’s Container Ship Routes June 29, 2020 By Mike Corder A Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday [June 25] that it is “undesirable” for large container ships to use a shipping...
Chile’s Environment Regulator Files Charges Against Codelco for Mining Waste Pollution June 29, 2020 By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda Chile’s environmental regulator on Thursday said it had filed charges against state mining company Codelco over a 2016 tailings spill...
RKH Specialty Appoints 14 New Aviation Experts in London and Colombia June 29, 2020 RKH Specialty, the London-headquartered wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of 14 new senior Aviation experts in London...
Canada’s Supreme Court Allows Class Action Seeking Employee Status for Uber Drivers June 26, 2020 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA— Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case that paves the...
Italy’s Generali Moves to Become Cattolica Major Shareholder, Strategic Partner June 26, 2020 Italy’s largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA said it will become a major shareholder in Cattolica Assicurazioni SC and a strategic...
Cybersecurity Firm Exposes Chinese Tax Software’s Malware That Endangers Networks June 26, 2020 When a U.K.-based technology vendor started doing business in China, it hired a cybersecurity firm to proactively hunt for any...