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Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record in 2021 as World Fails to Cap Rising Temperatures

GENEVA/GLASGOW – Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” on capping rising temperatures, the United Nations said on Monday, showing the task facing climate talks in Glasgow aimed at averting dangerous levels …

Swiss Re-Backed Getsafe Gets German Insurance License, Permitting Europe Expansion

Digital insurer Getsafe has received its insurance license from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. The license will allow Getsafe to accelerate its expansion to the rest of Europe. “The license is a significant milestone – especially when considering that the German …

EXOR Restarts Talks With Insurer Covéa Over Scrapped $9B Sale of PartnerRe: Report

EXOR, the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, has restarted talks with French insurer Covéa over a possible sale of reinsurer PartnerRe, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Saturday, after the deal was scrapped last year due to the pandemic. …

Berkshire Hathaway to Tender Stake in Italy’s Cattolica Under Generali Takeover Offer

MILAN – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has tendered its stake in Cattolica under a takeover offer by Assicurazioni Generali, a source close to the situation said on Friday. The move brings Italy’s top insurer a step closer to controlling its …

Fintech Paytm Gets Regulatory Nod for India’s Biggest Ever IPO: Source

NEW DELHI – Indian fintech firm Paytm has received approval from the capital markets regulator for its $2.2 billion stock market listing that is likely to be India’s biggest ever IPO, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on …

Guy Carpenter Launches Global Insurtech Center of Excellence

Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of the Guy Carpenter Insurtech Center of Excellence (COE) to provide comprehensive services to global re/insurance carriers and managing general agents (MGAs), powered through modern technology …

People Moves: FM Global Promotes Johnson and Dempsey in EMEA; Beazley Names Hiscox’s Wilson Head of Open Mkt, London; Rokstone Taps Pickard as D&F Property U/W

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three insurers: FM Global, Beazley and Rokstone. A summary of these new hires follows here. FM Global Promotes Johnson and Dempsey in Senior EMEA Roles Commercial property insurer FM Global has …

Bermuda’s Tax Advantage for Re/Insurers to Be Cut With 15% Global Minimum Tax: Fitch

Bermuda’s advantageous tax status for the re/insurance industry will be reduced at the margin with the expected passage of the recent multilateral agreement to establish a 15% global minimum tax rate, according to Fitch Ratings in a market commentary. The …

Aon and Cybereason Form Alliance to Help Protect Clients From Cyber Attacks

Insurance broker Aon and cyber security specialist Cybereason announced an alliance to help protect clients from sophisticated cyber attacks. Cybereason’s Cyber Defence Platform, together with Aon’s Cyber Solutions, will enable clients to better prevent, detect and respond to cyber threats …

Employers in Qatar to Be Required to Provide Health Insurance for Expatriates

DOHA – Employers in Qatar will be required to provide health insurance coverage for expatriates and their families under a new law issued by the emir this week, a senior Qatari official said on Thursday. The huge number of foreign …

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