Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Re Taps Gallagher Re’s Cole as Head of Financial Lines; BHSI Names Aon’s Pache for PI/Cyber Team, DACH Region, Schumacher as Property U/W October 8, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary...
Former Hurricane Kirk Set to Lash France With Heavy Rain October 8, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Dylan Griffiths The remnants of Hurricane Kirk are forecast to hit France on Wednesday, after weakening to a post-tropical cyclone. The storm...
Markets/Coverages: Beazley Launches Cyber Consortium for Large Corporates October 8, 2024 Specialty insurer Beazley announced the launch of a cyber consortium that provides comprehensive cover for large corporates with a turnover...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Target UK Offices of Germany’s Allianz October 8, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the British offices of German financial services firm Allianz on Tuesday, daubing the outside with red paint...
What Is Marburg Virus, and How Worrying Is It? October 8, 2024 By Jennifer Rigby Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths....
Australia Set for More Severe Cyclones This Season on Warm Seas October 8, 2024 By Mary Hui Australia is likely to see an above average number of severe tropical cyclones this season, according to the nation’s weather...
UK Business Group Says Tax Clarity Needed at Budget to Support Investment October 8, 2024 By David Milliken British finance minister Rachel Reeves needs to strike a positive tone at her first budget on Oct. 30 in order...
Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hits Second Grain Ship October 8, 2024 By Kateryna Chursina, Olesia Safronova and Aliaksandr Kudrytski Russia targeted a ship loaded with Ukrainian grain with a ballistic missile Monday — the second in two days —...
People Moves: Coalition Appoints AIG’s Simonsen as European Head of Insurance October 7, 2024 Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, has appointed Tine Simonsen as the company’s head of...
MNK Group Launches Labuan, Malaysia-Based Reinsurance Unit October 7, 2024 MNK Group has launched a specialty reinsurance subsidiary in Labuan, Malaysia, called Pt Mekong Re. The business will offer flexible...