Why Europe Should Not Force Talking Cars to Speak Same Language Now: Viewpoint April 12, 2019 By Alex Webb If you’ve bought a new car lately, chances are it has some basic communication skills. One day, cities and highways...
Canada Insurer The Co-operators Buys Robinson & Associates Insurance Brokers April 12, 2019 Canadian insurer The Co-operators announced it has purchased Robinson & Associates Insurance Brokers in Niagara Falls and Ridgeway, Ontario. Financial...
Insurance Industry Must Wake Up to Costs of ‘Secondary’ Catastrophe Perils: Swiss Re April 12, 2019 By L.S. Howard The insurance industry must wake up to the growing cost of “secondary” catastrophe perils, which amounted to more than 60...
Rhine River Could Be Impassable to Ships this Summer if European Drought Returns April 12, 2019 By William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River could be impassable to ships again this summer if Europe has another drought, a once-rare weather phenomenon...
French Court Rules Bayer’s Monsanto Weedkiller Liable for Farmer’s Health Problems April 11, 2019 By Gus Trompiz and Catherine Lagrange A French appeals court ruled on Thursday that Bayer’s Monsanto business was liable for the health problems of a farmer...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot Insures Farmers in 16 Nations Against Crop-Price Volatility April 11, 2019 By Nigel Hunt Farmers can now for the first time insure their produce against price volatility as easily as insuring their homes, with...
Zurich, CoverWallet Launch Online Insurance Platform for Smaller Firms in Switzerland April 11, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group’s investment in CoverWallet is bearing fruit, with Zurich now providing insurance for small and medium-sized businesses in...
Zurich Canada Names Aon’s Royer as Head of Liability April 11, 2019 Marco Royer has been named head of Liability for Zurich Canada. Royer will be a member of the Zurich Canada...
Ant Financial Aims to Disrupt Health Insurance with New Chinese Health ‘Collective’ April 11, 2019 By Lulu Yilun Chen Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial has done more than perhaps any company to disrupt China’s gargantuan banking and asset-management industries....
EU Gives Britain 6-Month Brexit Extension, Despite French Resistance April 11, 2019 By Elizabeth Piper, Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop European Union leaders gave Britain six more months to leave the bloc, more than Prime Minister Theresa May says she...