Taiwan Claims Alibaba-Linked Site Is Cyber Security Risk August 25, 2020 Taiwan declared an e-commerce platform linked to China’s Alibaba Group a potential security risk and has told its operator to...
Insurance Run-Off Specialist Marco Capital Acquires British Reserve from Allianz August 25, 2020 Newly-launched insurance run-off specialist Marco Capital Holdings said it has agreed to purchase British Reserve Insurance Co. Ltd., a UK...
Sierra Leone Residents’ Damages Suit Against Miner Is Part of Activist Trend August 25, 2020 By Cooper Inveen FREETOWN – At the foot of a slag heap some 40 meters high, Adi Kalie Bangura showed the black welts...
Alibaba’s Ant Group Files for Dual Listing; Could Be World’s Largest IPO Ever August 25, 2020 By Julie Zhu Ant Group, Alibaba’s fintech arm and China’s dominant mobile payments firm, filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and...
Anbang, Andy Bang, $1 Trillion in Claims. Ritz-Carlton Mystery Gets Its Day in Court. August 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Mark Chediak When a 26-year-old Uber driver walked into a California deeds office two years ago, it was the real-estate equivalent of...
China Regulator Pledges Continued Backing of Hong Kong as Financial Center August 24, 2020 China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds ERGO’s Keune to Head Executive Lines in Germany August 24, 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Dr. Carsten Keune as head of Executive & Professional Lines in Germany. Carsten...
Marco Capital Targets Europe’s P/C Insurance Run-Off Market August 24, 2020 Newly-launched Marco Capital Holdings Limited plans to pursue property/casualty insurance run-off opportunities in Continental Europe, the UK and Lloyd’s of...
Britain, EU Report Little Progress on Post-Brexit Deal August 24, 2020 By William James and Gabriela Baczynska Britain and the European Union made scant progress towards a deal on future ties in talks last week, and their...
Global Dividends Outcome ‘Worst Since Global Financial Crisis’ August 24, 2020 By Marc Jones The coronavirus crisis will see the world’s biggest firms slash dividend payouts between 17%-23% this year or what could be...