EU Backs Supply Chain Audit Law After Italy Switches Sides March 15, 2024 By Philip Blenkinsop European Union governments backed a proposed law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use...
Pilot-Seat Blunder Led to Latam Mid-Air Plunge: WSJ Report March 15, 2024 By Angus Whitley A mishap with a cockpit seat may have thrust the pilot into the controls of a Boeing Co. 787 plane...
In Ukraine’s Bombarded Ports, Ship Buyers Scout for Deals March 15, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, nearly 50 merchant ships have been languishing in its waters, stuck in ports...
China Probes Exposure of HK Units of Banks, Insurers to Local Gov’t Debt: Sources Say March 15, 2024 By Selena Li and Summer Zhen China’s financial sector regulator is looking into the exposure of the Hong Kong units of domestic banks and insurers to...
BNP Paribas Considers Buying Fosun’s Ageas Stake March 15, 2024 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Alexandre Rajbhandari, Manuel Baigorri and Pamela Barbaglia BNP Paribas SA is considering a potential acquisition of Fosun International Ltd.’s stake in Belgian insurer Ageas, according to people...
Lloyd’s and Bermuda Monetary Authority Collaborate to Share Risk Expertise March 14, 2024 The Lloyd’s market and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) are jointly developing an initiative to share risk expertise between these...
Hackers Roil Entire Industries With Attacks on IT Supply Chain March 14, 2024 Across Paraguay, hackers knocked out online services provided by the foreign ministry and companies. In Sweden, they crippled the payroll...
People Moves: Howden Tiger Taps Byler From Carpenter to Lead US Casualty; Markel Promotes Atkin to Head of Bloodstock for London Markets March 14, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Tiger and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows...
Chemicals in Plastics Far More Numerous Than Previous Estimates, Report Says March 14, 2024 By Gloria Dickie At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics — from food packaging to toys to medical devices — than previously...
Twenty Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Coast of Somalia, Security Firm Says March 14, 2024 By Bhargav Acharya and George Obulutsa Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a...