Aon to Sell Pensions Business in Germany, in Another Step to Get EU Nod for WTW Deal May 17, 2021 Aon plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pensions consulting, pension insurance broking, pensions administration and...
New Post-COVID Hybrid Work Arrangements May Not Be as Flexible as Desired May 17, 2021 By Lucy Meakin Fourteen months after coronavirus confined the world’s office-workers to their homes, companies are embarking on another great experiment — how...
People Moves: Marsh’s Daudt to Oneglobal; MS Amlin’s Boreham to Africa Specialty Risks; Zurich’s Jadav to AXA XL; RFIB’s Hallett to SiriusPoint May 14, 2021 This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Oneglobal Broking, Africa Specialty Risks, AXA XL and SiriusPoint. A...
Danish Lawmakers Eye New Probe of 1990 Ferry Disaster, with Insurance Focus May 14, 2021 COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish lawmakers agreed Wednesday to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire...
Ireland’s Health Service Operator Hit by ‘Significant’ Ransomware Attack May 14, 2021 By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN – Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect them from a “significant”...
Britain’s Financial Services Sector ‘Not Optimistic’ About Getting Access to EU Markets May 14, 2021 By Huw Jones Britain’s financial services sector won’t get access to the European Union’s markets for the foreseeable future following Brexit, industry officials...
DarkSide Hacking Group Blamed for Ransomware Attack on Toshiba Unit May 14, 2021 PARIS – Toshiba Tec France Imaging System said on Friday that DarkSide, the hacking group blamed for crippling a major...
UK Supports Global Deal to Stop Cross-Border Financing of Coal Projects May 14, 2021 By David Milliken Britain wants to broker a global agreement to stop the cross-border financing of coal projects when it hosts a major...
Japan Post’s Insurance Unit to Buy Back About $4 Billion of Shares May 14, 2021 By Takashi Nakamichi Japan Post Holdings Co.’s insurance unit plans to buy back up to 29% of its shares for about 439.8 billion...
People Moves: AXA XL Canada Names 5 Underwriters; MS Amlin Appoints 2 at Reinsurance Business May 13, 2021 This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at AXA XL and MS Amlin. AXA XL announced that it...