20% of Meat Plant Workers Infected with Covid in Large Exporter Brazil, Union Says August 19, 2020 By Tatiana Freitas One in five workers at Brazil’s meat plants have been infected with coronavirus, according to union estimates. That would make...
UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine August 19, 2020 Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in...
Mauritius Arrests Captain of Japanese Oil Spill Ship August 19, 2020 By Giulia Paravicini Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast, causing a devastating oil...
IGI Appoints Neon’s James as Class Underwriter for Cargo in London August 18, 2020 Specialist insurer International General Insurance Holdings announced the appointment of Brian James as class underwriter for Cargo. James will be...
Allianz Benelux Sells Closed Life Insurance Book to Monument Assurance Belgium August 18, 2020 Allianz Benelux in Belgium reported it will transfer a closed book of life retail insurance business together with 4.500 mortgage...
As Harvest Losses Continue, German Farmers Seek Insurance Subsidy August 18, 2020 Germany’s 2020 grain harvest will fall below average for the third year in a row as farmers grapple with extreme...
NFP Acquires Ireland’s HMP Insurance August 18, 2020 New York-based insurance brokerage NFP said it has acquired HMP Insurance & Pension Advisors Limited (HMP), based in Dublin, Ireland....
Airlines, Airports Urge UN to Accept COVID Testing Over Quarantines August 18, 2020 By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test...
Europe Urged to Focus on Those Who Must Pay Off Debt After Pandemic August 18, 2020 Rebuilding Europe after the coronavirus pandemic will be akin to the post-World War II reconstruction effort and the bloc must...
Business, Insurers Face Survival Showdowns Over Pandemic Coverage August 18, 2020 By Emma Rumney and Noor Zainab Hussain PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa— Wynand du Toit’s safari camp in South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park lies abandoned, its tents...