Central European Insurers’ Financial Strength to Remain Solid Despite Severe Floods September 25, 2024 By L.S. Howard The heavy rains and severe floods of Storm Boris, which inundated Central and Eastern Europe during the second week in...
Vanguard Investments Fined for Greenwashing as Australia Eyes ESG Claims September 25, 2024 By Amy Bainbridge Australia’s federal court has fined Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. A$12.9 million ($8.9 million) for making misleading claims about a fund,...
Probe Into EY India’s Office After Worker’s Death Finds it Lacked Labor Welfare Permit September 25, 2024 By Shivam Patel An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high...
Climate Change Made Europe’s Deadly Floods Worse and More Likely September 25, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Akil Farhat Record rainfall leading to flooding that killed 24 people in Europe earlier in September was twice as likely due to...
Extreme Canada Weather Causes Record $5.7 Billion Insured Damage September 24, 2024 By Thomas Seal An onslaught of four natural disasters caused C$7.1 billion ($5.3 billion) of insured losses across Canada in just two months...
Hurricane John Makes Landfall in Mexico as Major Category 3 Storm September 24, 2024 By Fredy Garcia Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities warning residents...
Flood Damage on Key Austrian Rail Link to Take Months to Repair September 24, 2024 By Jonathan Tirone Austria’s national railways will need months to restore the country’s busiest train line after catastrophic floods wrecked infrastructure, throttling the...
British Water Companies Fight $2 Billion Lawsuits Over Sewage Pollution September 24, 2024 By Sam Tobin Six British water companies under-reported sewage discharges and overcharged millions of customers up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) as...
Canada’s Insurance Czar Has ‘Harsh’ Message About Climate: You May Have to Move September 24, 2024 By Thomas Seal The soaring cost and difficulty of insuring against climate risks may force people to relocate, the head of Canada’s main...
People Moves: BHSI Launches in Italy, Names Country Leader, Key Team Members; QBE Iberia Names Díaz-Guardamino as Managing Director September 23, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and QBE Iberia. A summary of...