Climate Researchers Lower Global Warming Forecast on Plans to Cut Emissions December 8, 2014 By Alex Morales Climate researchers lowered their forecast for global warming for the first time since 2009 after the greenhouse gas polluters agreed...
Axis Authorizes $750 Million Share Buyback December 8, 2014 By Jing Cao AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. authorized the repurchase of as much as $750 million of common stock. The insurer also boosted...
Update: Tropical Storm Hagupit Hits Central Philippines; 21 People Killed December 8, 2014 By Cecilia Yap and Clarissa Batino More than 21 people were killed as heavy rain and winds lashed the central Philippines, while a weakened storm Hagupit...
FACTBOX-Recent Insurance Deals in Sub-Saharan Africa December 8, 2014 The Following are some purchases or expansion plans by South African and European insurers in sub-Saharan Africa announced in the...
Pirates Kill Vietnamese Crew Member; Regional Hijackings Increasing December 8, 2014 By John Boudreau and Mai Ngoc Chau The killing of a crew member of a Vietnamese tanker by pirates marks a deadly escalation in Southeast Asian hijackings...
African Insurers’ Growth Interests Europe, So. Africa, as Incomes Rise December 8, 2014 By Carolyn Cohn and Helen Nyambura-Mwaura A growing middle class in sub-Saharan Africa is enticing European and South African insurers to buy local firms focusing mainly...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Enters Singapore, Names Key Leaders December 8, 2014 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has received its non-life insurance license in Singapore, and named Marc Breuil...
Aspen Promotes Kirk to Group Chief Financial Officer December 8, 2014 Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that Scott Kirk has been promoted to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer...
UPDATE: Super Typhoon Hagupit Threatens Philippines, Haiyan Hit Areas December 5, 2014 AccuWeather Global Weather reports a very dangerous situation is evolving for the Philippines as Super Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as...
Winter Storm ‘Bomb’ Watch Begins From New York to Europe December 5, 2014 By Brian K. Sullivan As fall gives way to winter, meteorologists from the U.S. East Coast to the shores of Western Europe will be...