Notre Dame Fire Reveals Global Safety Lapse Over Dangers of Lead Dust December 23, 2019 By Thomas Adamson PARIS (AP) — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global...
Australia’s Bushfires Destroy Nearly 200 Homes, Claim Another Life December 23, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s devastating wildfires, which at the weekend destroyed close to 200 homes and claimed another life, show no sign of...
City of London’s Unity Begins Cracking over Brexit Trade Deal: Opinion December 23, 2019 By Elisa Martinuzzi Boris Johnson’s triumphant U.K. election victory makes Brexit a near certainty next month. For the City of London, Britain’s split...
U.S. Law Firms ‘Hounded’ Relatives of Ethiopian Airlines’ Crash Victims December 23, 2019 By Katharine Houreld Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board,...
Bank of England Enhances Scrutiny of Lloyd’s Whistleblower Systems December 23, 2019 The Bank of England has stepped up its monitoring of Lloyd’s of London’s whistleblowing systems, the central bank said on...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Schepens from Allianz as Benelux CEO December 23, 2019 Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Patrick Schepens...
Venice Hotels Suffer Nearly $34M in Damages from November’s Floods December 23, 2019 Venice’s hoteliers association estimates that the city’s hotels suffered about 30 million euros ($34 million) worth of structural damage during...
Canada Pension Fund OMERS to Buy Stake in Fairfax Run-off Unit, RiverStone UK December 20, 2019 Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and OMERS, the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, announced they have entered into an agreement...
Insured Losses in 2019 Estimated at $56B, Down from $93B Last Year: Swiss Re December 20, 2019 Global insured losses in 2019 dropped to an estimated US$56 billion, from US$93 billion in 2018 and below the annual...
Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach December 20, 2019 Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in...