Hurricane Grace Crosses Mexico, Killing at Least 8 People August 23, 2021 By Maya Averbuch Hurricane Grace crossed through Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead, causing floods and power cuts to more...
Willis Towers Watson Promotes Mead to Canadian Property/Casualty Broking Leader August 20, 2021 Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced that Kate Mead is the new head of its Canadian property/casualty broking team. Previously...
People Moves: Former Willis Re CTO Joins Placement Platform Supercede; Sedgwick Hires Cordingley for Event Response in Australia, Cooper for Asia Biz Development August 20, 2021 Reinsurance Placement Platform Supercede Hires Former Willis Re CTO Supercede, the London-based global reinsurance placement platform, announced the appointment of...
AM Best Assigns ‘B++’ (Good) Credit Rating to Bermuda-Based ASR Re Ltd. August 20, 2021 AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good)...
Climate Activists Plan 2 Weeks of Protest in City of London August 20, 2021 By Michael Holden Environmental activists who caused days of traffic chaos in London two years ago said on Wednesday [Aug. 18] they would...
Mosaic and DXC Technology Launch Technology Platform for Specialty Insurance August 20, 2021 Mosaic Insurance and DXC Technology announced the launch of an insurance technology platform that increases the speed at which specialty...
Russia’s Nord Stream Pipeline 99% Complete, but Insurance Needed Before Gas Flows August 20, 2021 By Dina Khrennikova, Olga Tanas and Elena Mazneva A controversial Russian pipeline to Europe can deliver its first batches of natural gas to Germany this year, according to...
Tech Giants Are ‘Too Big to Fail’ Because They Host Insurers, Banks on Cloud Platforms August 20, 2021 By Iain Withers and Huw Jones More than a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart...
Mining Giants Face Reckoning About Sexual Harassment as BHP Fires 48 Workers August 20, 2021 By James Thornhill Women still face a threat to their safety at remote mine sites across the globe. It’s a challenge the industry...
Hackers Steal More Than $94M from Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange August 19, 2021 By Tom Wilson Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid said on Thursday it was hit by hackers in a theft estimated at more than $94...