Rising Global Temperatures Move Closer to Climate Change Tipping Point: U.N. Report May 27, 2021 By Andrea Januta There is now a 40% chance that global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the...
Shell Loses Landmark Climate Case in Ruling with Global Implications for Big Oil May 27, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer, Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla THE HAGUE/LONDON – A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts on Wednesday,...
People Moves: Ex-NewRe Executive Cussigh to Peak Re in Zurich; Key Changes at Euler Hermes; Daley Promoted at Sedgwick Australia May 26, 2021 This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Peak Re, the Hong Kong-based reinsurer; Euler Hermes, the Paris...
Renault-Nissan Shuts South India Plant Until May 30 on COVID Safety Concerns May 26, 2021 By Sudarshan Varadhan and Aditi Shah CHENNAI – Automaker Renault-Nissan will shut its plant in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state until May 30, according to an...
Storm Surges Inundate Villages in Eastern India as Cyclone Yaas Moves Inland May 26, 2021 By Jatindra Dash and Subrata NagChoudhury BHUBANESWAR, India – Storm surges inundated dozens of villages in eastern India on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone moved inland...
Many Workers Begin to Return to Offices Transformed by COVID Safety Innovations May 26, 2021 By Todd Gillespie and Jack Sidders Masked, desk-bound and unable to recognize their colleagues in an elevator, people are starting to return to offices in cities...
D&O Specialist MGA, Rising Edge, Launches with 4 Senior Appointments May 26, 2021 Rising Edge, a London-based directors and officers (D&O) managing general agent, announced its official launch with the appointment of four...
Finland’s Sampo Sells $1.7B Stake in Nordea Bank, as It Moves Ahead with Planned Exit May 26, 2021 By Kati Pohjanpalo The biggest shareholder in Nordea Bank Abp offloaded another chunk of its stake as it moves ahead with a planned...
Ransomware Attack Still Disrupting IT Systems of New Zealand Hospitals May 26, 2021 By Jamie Tarabay Systems are still down a week after a ransomware attack disrupted the IT network of five hospitals in the New...
Swedish Tech Start-up Haidrun Launches Blockchain Platform Targeted at Re/Insurers May 25, 2021 Swedish tech start-up Haidrun has launched an enterprise blockchain platform targeted at insurers and reinsurers. Haidrun’s private blockchain platform eliminates...