Beware of ‘Zero-Click’ Hacks That Exploit Security Flaws in Phones’ Operating Systems February 18, 2022 By Ryan Gallagher As a journalist working for the Arab news network Alaraby, Rania Dridi said she’s taken precautions to avoid being targeted...
ED&F Man Wins Claim Against Singapore Commodities Trader in $283M Metals Fraud February 18, 2022 By Eric Onstad A British high court judge ruled on Wednesday in favor of broker ED&F Man in a claim against Singapore commodities...
India’s State-Run Insurer LIC Set to Launch Record $8 Billion IPO on March 11: Sources February 18, 2022 By Scott Murdoch, Aftab Ahmed and Nupur Anand A public offering of shares by India’s state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC), set to be the country’s biggest yet at...
Canada’s Crackdown on Trucker-Protest Funding May Be Challenge for Insurers, Banks February 18, 2022 By Nichola Saminather Canada roped in banks to help cut funding to protesters against COVID-19 mandates this week, but the requested speed and...
Update: Devastating Mudslides, Floods Bring Rising Death Toll in Brazil February 18, 2022 By Mauricio Savarese and Mario Lobao PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) – Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away...
Allianz Sets Aside $4.2B to Handle Probes, Lawsuits After Collapse of Investment Funds February 18, 2022 By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner German insurer and asset manager Allianz ALVG.DE on Thursday said it would set aside 3.7 billion euros ($4.20 billion) to...
UK Braces for ‘Storm Eunice’ and Hurricane-Strength Gusts on Friday February 17, 2022 By Rachel Morison and Brian K. Sullivan Britain’s Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for parts of the UK, saying hurricane-strength gusts of 90 miles...
Asta and JPO Consulting Launch ARTes, an MGA Specializing in U.S. Inland Marine February 17, 2022 Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and JPO Consulting, announced the launch of ARTes Specialty Ltd., an independent UK-based...
HDI Global Restructures Asia-Pacific Operations, Simplifying Reporting Structures February 17, 2022 Industrial insurer HDI Global SE has restructured its Asia Pacific operations in a move designed to simplify reporting structures in...
Canadian Pension Fund CDPQ to Buy Stake in Cyber-Security Firm ESentire: Sources February 17, 2022 By Liana Baker ESentire Inc., a cyber-security company backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has struck a deal to sell a stake...