Going to Court Over Losses When Robot Is to Blame May 7, 2019 By Thomas Beardsworth and Nishant Kumar Robots are getting more humanoid every day, but they still can’t be sued. So a Hong Kong tycoon is doing...
Founder of London-Based Broker H.W. Wood Ltd. Dies May 7, 2019 Hugh W. Wood, chairman and founder of HW International, the London-based broker, died peacefully on April 26, 2019, at the...
WTW Taps Lockton’s Keville as Relationship Mgr in FINEX Financial Institutions Practice May 7, 2019 Willis Towers Watson has appointed Henry Keville as lead relationship manager for Asset Management in the company’s FINEX Financial Institutions...
Update: Generali Eyes Acquisitions of Small and Medium-Sized European Insurers May 7, 2019 Italy’s biggest insurer Generali is looking at small and medium-sized insurance companies in Europe to strengthen its presence in the...
Indian State Seeks $14 Billion to Rebuild Homes, Infrastructure After Cyclone Fani May 7, 2019 By Pratik Parija The eastern Indian state of Odisha, battered by one of the strongest cyclones in two decades, needs at least one...
Ryan Specialty Group and Nationwide Form Bermuda Reinsurer, Geneva Re May 7, 2019 Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) and Nationwide announced they have formed a new Bermuda reinsurance company, Geneva Re Ltd. Columbus, Ohio-headquartered...
Lockton MENA Promotes Khatib to CEO May 6, 2019 Lockton MENA Ltd. has appointed Ata Khatib as its new chief executive officer. Based in the Dubai International Financial Centre...
Ex-Executives at French Telecoms Group Orange on Trial over Wave of Staff Suicides May 6, 2019 By Emmanuel Jarry and Mathieu Rosemain Former bosses at leading French telecoms group Orange were due to go on trial on Monday over a series of...
Climate Change Threatens One Million Species with Extinction: Scientists May 6, 2019 By Gus Trompiz Relentless pursuit of economic growth, twinned with the impact of climate change, has put an “unprecedented” one million species at...
Berkshire’s Buffett Wants to Do More Business in UK and Europe, Regardless of Brexit May 6, 2019 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jonathan Stempel Billionaire Warren Buffett wants to do more business in the United Kingdom and Europe regardless of how Brexit turns out....