UK Markets Watchdog Cracks Down on Conduct of Financial Advisers January 22, 2020 By Huw Jones Britain’s markets watchdog told financial advisers on Tuesday they face a two-year crackdown to stop unsuitable advice, investment scams and...
EU Privacy Regulators Expected to Raise Fines Under GDPR Data Protection Rules January 22, 2020 By Stephanie Bodoni European Union privacy regulators are gearing up to make full use of expanded powers under new data protection rules, according...
AGCS Appoints Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer Specialty, Succeeding O’Neill January 22, 2020 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the corporate insurance carrier of Allianz Group, appointed Henning Haagen as chief underwriting...
Insurtech Firm CyberCube Calls on Insurers to Set Global Cyber-Security Standards January 22, 2020 CyberCube, an insurtech focused on cyber risk analytics, is calling on the insurance industry to set global cyber-security standards as...
Marsh Sees Hike in Demand for Political Violence Insurance in Gulf After Tanker Attacks January 22, 2020 By Davide Barbuscia Marsh, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients’ inquiries for political...
Natural Disasters in Past Decade Broke Records for Economic, Insured Losses: Aon January 22, 2020 The past decade broke new records in terms of economic damages and insured losses, according to Aon’s latest catastrophe report....
Pandemic Fears Grow as China Steps Up Efforts to Control New Flu-Like Coronavirus January 22, 2020 By Cate Cadell and David Stanway Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to nine on Wednesday with more than 470 confirmed cases, heightening global fears...
Iran Crash Victims May Need Political Backing in Fight for Damages January 22, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski and Tim Hepher Families of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner face a complicated legal battle where backing...
Korean Re Gets Chinese Approval to Open Shanghai Branch January 21, 2020 Korean Re has completed the establishment of a branch office in Shanghai as the company received final approval from the...
China’s Mysterious Respiratory Virus Spreads to Health Workers, Different Countries January 21, 2020 By Sybilla Gross and Dong Lyu China’s mysterious respiratory virus has caused six deaths and infected a number of medical workers, a sign the outbreak has...