UK Recorded Highest-Ever Temperature in Last Week’s Heatwave July 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.K. was never hotter. Last week temperatures reached 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit (38.7 Celsius) at the Cambridge Botanic Garden on...
UK Aims to Renegotiate a Brexit Deal – with Resistant EU July 30, 2019 By Tim Ross UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend the next few weeks pressing the European Union to negotiate a better Brexit...
Chubb Names Kopp Head of A&H for APAC, Nisbet Appointed Thailand Country President July 30, 2019 Chubb announced two leadership appointments for the company’s Asia Pacific business, which are effective from Oct. 1, 2019. Edward Kopp,...
EU Lags Behind Britain in Preparations for No-Deal Brexit: CBI July 29, 2019 The European Union is less prepared for a no-deal Brexit than Britain, potentially leaving British firms at a disadvantage if...
Argo Group Warns Q2 Earnings Will Take a Hit July 29, 2019 Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. is warning that its results for its 2019 second quarter will take a hit due...
High Levels of Global Insurtech Investments Continued During Q2: WTW July 29, 2019 Insurtech investment worldwide continued at high levels during the second quarter of 2019, marking the fourth consecutive quarter during which...
S. Korea Balcony Collapse Kills 2, Injures 16, Including U.S., Other International Athletes July 29, 2019 By Hyung-Jin Kim A balcony inside a nightclub in South Korea collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16, including American and...
Nexus Buys Specialist Financial and Professional Lines MGA, Plus Risk Ltd. July 29, 2019 Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group has acquired Plus Risk Ltd. (PRL), a London-based financial and professional lines MGA,...
Tropical Storm Erich Forms, Expected to Become Hurricane as It Heads Toward Hawaii July 29, 2019 Tropical Storm Erich has formed in the Pacific far off the western coast of Mexico and is predicted to become...
Wind Could Spread Oil Leak from Pertamina’s Undersea Well in Indonesia July 29, 2019 By Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyorini Wind is threatening to spread a growing 52-mile (84-kilometer) oil sheen in Indonesia from an undersea well that began leaking...