Top 10 International Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By L.S. Howard For the third consecutive year, the tale of Aon’s on-again, off-again bid to acquire Willis Towers Watson dominated international stories...
Run-Off Specialist Premia Acquires Navigators Holdings (Europe) from The Hartford December 29, 2021 Bermuda-based reinsurance run-off specialist Premia Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition from Hartford Financial Services of Navigators Holdings...
SiriusPoint Invests in Canadian Digital Life Insurer PolicyMe December 29, 2021 SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced a strategic investment in PolicyMe Corp., a digital life...
Global COVID-19 Cases at Record High, as Omicron Variant Races Out of Control December 29, 2021 By Renju Jose and Crispian Balmer SYDNEY/ROME – Global COVID-19 infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period, Reuters data showed on Wednesday, as...
Apple Puts India iPhone Supplier, Foxconn, on Probation for Labor Violations December 29, 2021 By Debby Wu and Ganesh Nagarajan Apple Inc. put Foxconn Technology Group’s factory in southern India on probation following worker protests and an investigation that revealed...
Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Faces Big Hurdles Amid Ukraine Tensions December 29, 2021 By David McHugh and Vladimir Isachenkov FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The pipeline is built and being filled with natural gas. But Russia’s Nord Stream 2 faces...
Found in Space: How Skytek Tracks Supply Chain Risks—and More December 29, 2021 By L.S. Howard Oil spills, port explosions, blockages in the Suez Canal and supply chain risks. These are just some of the events...
Bird Flu Kills Thousands of Migratory Cranes in Israel; No Human Transmission Reported December 28, 2021 An outbreak of avian flu has killed more than 5,000 migratory cranes in Israel, prompting authorities to declare a popular...
Global Shipping Industry Faces Growing Pressure to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions December 28, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Ocean freight costs are likely to remain high in 2022 as investors and regulators scramble to accelerate decarbonization of the...
Brazil’s Dams Monitored for Risk of Bursting After Heavy Rains Kill at Least 18 December 28, 2021 By Andrew Rosati and Isadora Calumby Ten water dams are being monitored for risk of bursting in Brazil after heavy rains in the country’s northeast killed...