Climate Engineering Companies Aim to Curb Global Warming with Science August 1, 2017 By Alister Doyle Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to...
Shell Closes Most Units at Netherlands Refinery After Fire August 1, 2017 Royal Dutch Shell is shutting down most units at its refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands after a fire at a...
BHSI Opens Dublin Office, Names MS Amlin’s McNamara to Head Operations August 1, 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI), announced it has established a new office in Dublin and appointed Cormac McNamara as...
Quick Selldown of Anbang’s Overseas Assets May Prove Difficult August 1, 2017 By Paul Panckhurst As Anbang Insurance Group Co. comes under pressure to reverse a $10 billion-plus global deal spree, a quick selldown of...
Australia’s New South Wales to Inspect High-Rise Cladding over Fire Safety July 31, 2017 By Benjamin Cooper Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) government will inspect more than 1,000 residential and commercial towers that may have potentially unsafe...
Chinese Government Asks Anbang Insurance to Sell Overseas Assets: Sources July 31, 2017 When Anbang Insurance Group Co. agreed to buy New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95 billion in 2014, the...
Broker THB Taps Botelho from Universal Seguros to Bolster Reinsurance Team July 31, 2017 THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Rodrigo Botelho as director, European division, from Oct....
Dale Underwriting Gets Lloyd’s Approval to Set Up Special Purpose Arrangement July 31, 2017 Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, announced it has been granted “in principle” approval by...
Fosun’s Chairman Supports Chinese Government Restrictions on Overseas M&A July 31, 2017 Billionaire Guo Guangchang, whose Fosun International Ltd. is under scrutiny by Chinese authorities over its foreign mergers and acquisitions, said...
Turkey’s Insurers Gear Up for Spate of Claims After 2nd Major Storm in 10 Days July 28, 2017 By Tugce Ozsoy The Borsa Istanbul Insurance Sector Index dropped as much as 2.5 percent on Friday after a brief but ferocious storm...