People Moves: ArgoGlobal’s Birtwistle to Howden’s New Reinsurance Casualty Team; Riddell Promoted to CEO of Berkley Re Australia, Succeeding Piper July 26, 2021 This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at London-based broker Howden Reinsurance and Berkley Re Australia. A summary of...
Update: Aon and Willis Terminate $30B Merger; Aon to Pay $1B Break-up Fee July 26, 2021 By L.S. Howard Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson announced that the firms have agreed to terminate their $30 billion business combination agreement...
Global Supply Chains Driven to Breaking Point on New COVID Wave, Natural Disasters July 26, 2021 By Jonathan Saul, Muyu Xu and Yilei Sun LONDON/BEIJING – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South...
Climate Models May Have Underestimated Impact of Extreme Weather Events July 26, 2021 By Andrea Januta As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe...
Update: China’s Financial Hub of Shanghai at Virtual Standstill as Typhoon Makes Landfall July 26, 2021 Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt...
Insurance Industry Heading to Faster Recovery than After 2008 Financial Crisis: Swiss Re July 26, 2021 By Alwyn Scott The global insurance industry is poised to recover more quickly and forcefully from the pandemic than it did after the...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Bolsters International Programs’ Team with 2 Promotions July 23, 2021 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has promoted William Porter as head International Programs Americas, and Reto Collenberg as head International Programs...
Flooding Damages Bridge on Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railway, Blocking Traffic July 23, 2021 MOSCOW – Flooding has damaged a bridge on Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway in its Far East, suspending traffic in the area,...
London Staff Want Big Pay Raises Before Returning to Their Desks Full-Time: Survey July 23, 2021 By Eamon Akil Farhat London office workers want an average pay rise equivalent to the cost of some annual railway season tickets to return...
VW Investors Approve $339M Deal to Settle Diesel-Scandal Claims Against Former Execs July 23, 2021 FRANKFURT – Shareholders in Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen on Thursday approved a deal to settle claims against four former executives,...