Markets/Coverages: Tech Firm Gabriel Partners With Re/insurer Chaucer and Crisis Mgmt Specialist to Offer Active Assailant Product March 21, 2024 Gabriel, an Israel-based technology company that tackles the challenge of mass shootings and workplace violence threats, announced it has partnered...
Somali Pirates’ Return Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping Companies March 21, 2024 By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani Hassan As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian...
German Cannabis Legalization Uncertainty Is Spooking Investors March 21, 2024 Investors in Germany’s cannabis sector are holding back and some startups risk running out of cash amid uncertainty over whether...
Britain’s Financial Services Sector Faces Long Haul to Gender Parity, Report Says March 21, 2024 By Huw Jones Britain’s banks and other financial firms are boosting the number of women in senior management roles, but unless the pace...
Dutch Airline KLM Loses Greenwashing Case on Climate Advertising March 21, 2024 By Sarah Jacob Dutch airline KLM misled customers through advertisements that suggested its flights are climate friendly, an Amsterdam court ruled. KLM makes...
Tanker Capsizes off Coast of Japan, Seven Deaths Confirmed: Media Reports March 20, 2024 A South Korean-flagged chemical tanker has capsized off the coast of Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan, with seven deaths confirmed,...
People Moves: Sompo Promotes Allen as CUO of Global Markets Commercial P&C Insurance, Succeeding Easton; BMS Taps Howden’s Leahy as Cyber Practice Co-Leader March 20, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurer Sompo and the re/insurance broker BMS. A summary of these...
UK’s Ardonagh to Acquire Independent Italian Insurance Broker Mediass March 20, 2024 The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced it has agreed to acquire Mediass, an independent Italian insurance...
Tokio Marine Has $10 Billion for Potential Acquisitions: Executive March 20, 2024 Tokio Marine could potentially spend around $10 billion on overseas acquisitions and is patiently tracking public companies around the world,...
Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns March 20, 2024 By Laura Millan All the major indicators of climate change smashed historic records last year, with some rising so steeply that the United...