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UK Bank StanChart Loses Bid to Cut Shareholders’ $1.9 Billion UK Lawsuit in Half

Standard Chartered on Tuesday lost a bid to halve the value of a roughly 1.5 billion-pound ($1.94 billion) London lawsuit brought over allegations the lender broke U.S. sanctions against Iran in a more widespread way than it has previously admitted. …

Germany Tells Insurers to Vet Private Asset Deals More Carefully

Germany’s financial watchdog is pushing insurers to step up scrutiny of private credit investments after several firms were stung by losses on loans to real estate companies. BaFin, which oversees more than 500 insurers, is asking 30 to 40 firms …

Global Shipping Insurance May Shift if Sanctions End, BIMCO Says

The global shipping industry should be open to working with a new group of insurers that emerged to support Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, provided they follow best practice, according to a leading maritime group. The new insurers and P&I clubs …

Key Parts of Original Black Sea Grain Deal With Ukraine Were Never Fulfilled: Kremlin

Russia and the United States will discuss resuming a deal to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday, noting that what Moscow saw as key parts of an earlier agreement on the …

UK Detects First Case of Bird Flu in a Sheep, Fueling Fears of Spread

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain’s government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fueling fears of a …

Air Lease Corp. Gets $329 Million Insurance Payout for Jets Stranded in Russia

Aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp. said on Monday it has received $328.5 million in cash, as part of certain insurance settlements related to its aircraft which were blocked from leaving Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Before the invasion …

Fidelis Partnership Launches International Casualty MGA, Writing Primary, Excess Cover

Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of an international casualty MGA called Sevanta Specialty Liability Ltd. Sevanta will focus on niche international specialty liability, writing business …

People Moves: Marsh Promotes Russell as Global Head of Wholesale; Markel Boosts Wholesale Claims Team With 3 Key Promotions, Technical Claims Hire

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Marsh and the insurer Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes Russell as Global Head of Wholesale, Meah as Head of Strategy, Global Placement Marsh, …

UK Pledges Anti-Bribery Cooperation With French, Swiss After US Retreat

British, French and Swiss prosecutors agreed to form a new intelligence sharing partnership in a bid to tackle overseas corruption following the pullback of US authorities from international bribery cases. The three senior prosecutors announced the initiative Thursday [March 20] …

AI Chatter Hits Record on European Earnings Calls Across Sectors

The chatter around artificial intelligence on earnings calls in Europe is scaling new peaks as even companies beyond technology-related sectors are embracing it to boost efficiency and competitiveness. Mentions of “AI” on fourth-quarter earnings calls of companies in the Stoxx …

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