Young Consumers Willing to Let Insurers Spy on Digital Data – If It Cuts Premiums June 19, 2018 By Julie Edde The majority of people between 18 and 34 would be willing to let insurance companies dig through their digital data...
KPMG’s Audit Work Is of `Unacceptable Standard:’ UK Regulator June 19, 2018 By Neil Callanan, John Glover and Viren Vaghela KPMG’s audit work in the U.K. is of an unacceptable standard, Britain’s accounting regulator said, fueling calls to reform the...
Climate Change Lawsuits a Growing Threat: Opinion June 18, 2018 By Sony Kapoor, Bloomberg View Last month, a group of 10 families filed an action against the European Union at the European General Court, the...
CEO of VW’s Audi Arrested in Germany over Emissions Cheating Scandal June 18, 2018 By Edward Taylor German authorities arrested the head of Volkswagen’s luxury arm Audi on Monday, the most senior company official so far to...
Earthquake Hits Japan’s Industrial Heartland, Causing 3 Deaths; Trains, Factories Halted June 18, 2018 By Kazunori Takada and Gearoid Reidy Three people were confirmed dead and almost 100 injured after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning, rattling one...
UK Court Rules Contractor Entitled to Employment Rights in Test Case for Gig Economy June 18, 2018 By Danica Kirka A London plumber who claimed he was unfairly dismissed after years of working as a contractor won a court ruling...
Chilton to Step Down as CEO of Gallagher’s UK Operations; Succeeded by Matson June 18, 2018 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that the head of the company’s UK-based brokerage and underwriting division, Grahame “Chily” Chilton,...
South Africa Insurer Liberty Refuses to Pay Ransom Demand After Data Breach June 18, 2018 By Amogelang Mbatha Liberty Holdings Ltd., the South African insurer midway through an overhaul to improve profit, said it refused a ransom demand...
Russian Industrial Plants Turn to State Reinsurer to Take More Risk after U.S. Sanctions June 15, 2018 By Denis Pinchuk and Tatiana Voronova Dozens of industrial plants in Russia have turned to the state’s reinsurance company for cover after an extension of U.S....
Germany Moves Toward U.S.-Style Class-Actions, Benefiting VW Diesel Car Litigants June 15, 2018 By Birgit Jennen and Karin Matussek Germany will allow interest groups to sue on behalf of consumers, taking a tentative step toward U.S.-style class-action lawsuits in...