The world suffered unprecedented climate extremes in the decade to 2010, from heatwaves in Europe and droughts in Australia to...
International & Reinsurance News
Markel International Limited has appointed Esther Tun as a senior claims adjuster. Tun joins Markel International following earlier appointments as...
What are elderly parents to do when their children no longer bother to visit? In China, there’s a new answer:...
Ironshore Inc. has promoted Steven Horton vice president, Financial Lines Manager, within Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd., based in Bermuda. Horton...
The El Nino weather pattern that can bring drought to Australia and rain to South America was “unusually active” at...
London-based specialty insurer Markel International Limited has appointed Mike Richardson as European retail claims manager. Previously claims manager for Markel...
Scientists have found a way to forecast El Nino weather events in the Pacific a year in advance, long enough...
Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, whose 2011 meltdowns dislocated 160,000 people, may provide a new blueprint for terrorists seeking to...
Steadfast Group Ltd., Australia’s largest network of insurance brokers, plans to raise as much as A$562.8 million ($515 million) in...
China is expanding a pilot system that tracks the movement of meat and vegetables to the supermarket shelf as part...