Alcohol in Any Amount Found Unsafe; Linked to 3 Million Deaths a Year: Global Study August 26, 2018 A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. The study shows that in 2016, nearly...
China’s Giant Ping An Insurance Sues U.S. Broker Over Use of Name August 24, 2018 China’s giant Ping An Insurance Group is suing a California-based wholesale brokerage over its use of the name Ping An....
South Korea Braces for Typhoon Soulik, While Typhoon Cimarron Aims at Japan August 24, 2018 An approaching typhoon has whipped up strong winds, waves and heavy rain in southern South Korea, leaving one person missing...
AFL Insurance Brokers Appoints Gagg from Towergate Insurance as CFO August 24, 2018 Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd. (AFL) has appointed Chris Gagg as chief financial officer and a member of...
Bayer’s Monsanto Faces 8,000 U.S. Lawsuits on Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers August 24, 2018 The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as the German drugmaker...
Swiss Re Names Higginbotham as CEO Reinsurance EMEA, Succeeding Henchoz August 24, 2018 Swiss Re announced that Russell Higginbotham has been appointed CEO Reinsurance EMEA and regional president EMEA and member of the...
Genoa Bridge Was Crumbling onto Homes Below for Many Years Before Disaster August 24, 2018 By Stefano Bernabei, Elisa Anzolin and Valentina Za People living under the Italian bridge that collapsed last week with the loss of 43 lives had known for years...
EU Action Needed to Ensure Post-Brexit Continuity of Cross-Border Insurance: UK August 23, 2018 By Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill Britons living in the European Union could lose access to their UK bank account services and businesses on the continent...
Markel Appoints Beazley’s Lam as Professional & Financial Risks Underwriter August 23, 2018 Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Gordon Lam as a senior professional and financial risks (PFR) underwriter. He...
Venture Capital Firm, Beat Capital, to Merge with Insurer Investment Vehicle Paraline UK August 23, 2018 By L.S. Howard Venture capital firm Beat Capital Partners and insurance investment vehicle Paraline UK announced they plan to merge – in a...