Global #MeToo Movement Provides Lots of Work for London’s Top Lawyers July 3, 2019 By Kaye Wiggins The global #MeToo movement, in which women across much of the corporate world have spoken out about sexual harassment at...
Reinsurers Offering Better Prices, Capacity for Preferred Trading Partners: Willis Re July 2, 2019 Strengthening primary insurance market conditions underpinned improvements to reinsurance prices, terms and conditions at the June 1 and July 1,...
Lloyd’s Appoints Rigby as Chief Operations Officer July 2, 2019 Lloyd’s of London announced that Jennifer Rigby has been appointed chief operations officer (COO). Rigby has been performing the role...
Thief Steals $1.3 Million Watch. Now What? July 2, 2019 By Claire Ballentine An Azerbaijani tourist’s carefree Ibiza getaway came to an abrupt halt last week when a pickpocket reportedly stole his Richard...
Britain’s Green Finance Strategy Could Mandate Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure July 2, 2019 By Susanna Twidale British public companies and pension funds may have to publish by 2022 what risks their businesses face from climate change...
China to End Limits on Foreign Ownership in Financial Sector One Year Early July 2, 2019 By Kevin Yao China will end ownership limits for foreign investors in its financial sector in 2020, a year earlier than scheduled, to...
Zurich Commits to UN Climate Change Targets, to Using only Renewable Energy by 2022 July 1, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group announced it is accelerating actions to progress towards a low-carbon economy “amid an increasing climate crisis.” Its...
China’s Swine Fever Losses May Be Twice as High as Officially Reported July 1, 2019 By Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu As many as half of China’s breeding pigs have either died from African swine fever or been slaughtered because of...
Aon, Insurtech Startup Etherisc Launch Blockchain-Based Agriculture Insurance July 1, 2019 Aon plc has partnered with anti-poverty organization Oxfam and insurtech startup Etherisc to launch a blockchain-based platform that provides agriculture...
MS Amlin Appoints Perottino from HDI as Country Manager for France July 1, 2019 MS Amlin, the specialist global re/insurer, announced it has appointed Véronique Perottino as country manager for France. Perottino will join...