UK Judge Rules Newspaper Violated Duchess Meghan’s Privacy in Publishing Letter February 16, 2021 By Jill Lawless LONDON — A newspaper invaded the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing personal letter to her estranged father, a British...
Macif Seen as Favorite to Buy $3.6B Aviva France; Talks to Sell Italian Unit Advance February 16, 2021 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Sonia Sirletti and Jan-Henrik Förster Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead...
Fire at Indian Firecracker Factory Kills at Least 12, Police Report February 16, 2021 By Sudarshan Varadhan At least 12 people were killed in a fire at a firecracker factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil...
UK High Court Allows Suit Against Shell by Nigerian Farmers, Fishermen Over Oil Spills February 15, 2021 By Julia Payne and Kirstin Ridley The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell...
UK Supreme Court to Rule This Week on Workers’ Rights for Uber Drivers February 15, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court will announce a decision on Feb. 19 in a case regarding workers’ rights at taxi...
Investors Eye Windfall From Denied COVID-19 Insurance Claims February 12, 2021 By Jef Feeley and Lucca de Paoli A growing market niche where investors profit from others’ legal troubles is getting a boost from Covid. Distressed-investing funds and...
Germany’s Cabinet Advances Bill to Ban Farmers’ Use of Glyphosate by 2024 February 12, 2021 By Maria Sheahan Farmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in...
Irish Regulator Presses Insurers to Pay COVID-19 Claims Following Court Ruling February 12, 2021 By Padraic Halpin Ireland’s central bank governor told insurers to urgently honor and pay valid claims related to COVID-19 disruption, following a successful...
Finnish Insurer Sampo Books Q4 Loss on Banking Group Stake February 12, 2021 By Tarmo Virki Finnish financial group Sampo on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss as the company booked a 899 million euro ($1.09 billion)...
Zurich 2020 Profit Drop of 8% Reflects Pandemic, Catastrophe Claims February 12, 2021 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi Zurich Insurance’s new capital target disappointed market expectations on Thursday, even as claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic and higher...