Randall & Quilter to Acquire World Marine & General Insurance From BHP August 21, 2020 Randall & Quilter II Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of The World Marine &...
S&P Says Underwriting in Lloyd’s Market Continues to Improve August 21, 2020 The Lloyd’s market looks unlikely to turn an underwriting profit in 2020 given the pandemic and hurricane season. However, there...
Hong Kong to Begin Widespread COVID-19 Testing Sept. 1 August 21, 2020 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass testing of residents for coronavirus in the Asian financial hub...
Brazilian Court Orders JBS to Require Worker Distancing After COVID Outbreak at Plant August 21, 2020 By Ana Mano A Brazilian court this week ordered JBS SA to impose a 1.5-meter (5-feet) distance between workers in the production line...
Willis Re’s Livingston Joins Guy Carpenter in New Global Head of Sales Role August 20, 2020 Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. has named Jeffrey Livingston as global head of Sales, effective September 1. Livingston will...
State Media Reports 14 Missing After Cargo Ship and Tanker Collide Off Shanghai August 20, 2020 BEIJING— An oil tanker carrying 3,000 tonnes of gasoline collided with a cargo ship near Shanghai on Thursday, leaving 14...
Dispute Among EU Regulators Delays Twitter Data Privacy Fine August 20, 2020 Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland’s preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said...
Japanese Lunar Exploration Firm ispace Raises $28M and Inspires Moon Insurance August 20, 2020 The Japanese lunar exploration firm, ispace, which is developing spacecraft to carry people to the moon, just raised $28 million...
Chinese Crowdfunding, Insurance Site Waterdrop Raises $230 Million, Plans U.S. IPO August 20, 2020 By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch Chinese online insurance technology platform Waterdrop Inc. has raised $230 million in a new funding round led by reinsurer Swiss...
Cold Chain Mystery: Does Coronavirus Spread Via Contaminated Food Packaging? August 20, 2020 By Bloomberg News Evidence shows that food is an unlikely route of transmitting the coronavirus across borders, but contaminated items continue to grab...