PE Firm Brera Partners Buys 70% of Shares in Italian Broker GBSAPRI Group April 3, 2024 Brera Partners, a Zurich-based private equity firm specializing in investments in the asset-light financial services sector, announced it has acquired...
Worst Taiwan Quake in 25 Years Kills at Least 9, With Hundreds Injured April 3, 2024 By Betty Hou, Chien-Hua Wan and Debby Wu Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century leveled dozens of buildings on the eastern side of the island, killing at...
Swiss Re Names Berger as Group CEO, Succeeding Mumenthaler April 3, 2024 Swiss Re announced that Andreas Berger will become group chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2024, taking over from Christian...
People Moves: BHSI Appoints 3 for Transactional Liability, Claims and Customer & Broker Engagement Teams April 2, 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) named a new head of Transaction Liability in Canada and has also promoted two executives...
Jensten Acquires UK Specialist Broker Henry Seymour & Co. April 2, 2024 Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking group, announced the acquisition of Henry Seymour & Co. The deal, which is subject...
Devonshire Underwriting Launches MGA Specializing in Transactional Risk Solutions April 2, 2024 Devonshire UW Ltd. and its affiliate Devonshire UW Europe GmbH (known collectively as “Devonshire Underwriting”) announced the launch of a...
Japanese Authorities Inspect Second Kobayashi Pharma Factory After Deaths April 2, 2024 Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five deaths possibly...
US Executive Gets UK Judgments Thrown Out After Revealing Hackers Swayed His Case April 2, 2024 By Raphael Satter An American aviation executive has had British judgments worth more than $4 million against him thrown out after a judge...
Shell Says Landmark Court Ruling Obstructs Fight Against Climate Change April 2, 2024 By Bart H. Meijer Shell on Tuesday told a Dutch court a 2021 order that it should drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions lacks a...
Russia’s Baltika Sues Carlsberg Subsidiaries for Over $900M in Damages April 1, 2024 Russia’s Baltika Breweries has sued four Carlsberg subsidiaries for damages amounting to 6.24 billion Danish crowns ($902 million), Russian court...