People Moves: Markel Taps Johnson From Travelers as Senior U/W, Transport and Logistics; Specialty MGA UK Hires 2 Energy Underwriters February 25, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Specialty MGA UK. A summary of these new hires...
EU Mounts Major Retreat From ESG Agenda Amid Fierce Backlash February 25, 2025 By John Ainger and Frances Schwartzkopff The European Union is about to walk back significant chunks of planned ESG regulations, amid a barrage of complaints that...
Canada’s Axis Insurance Acquires Calgary-Based Fuse Insurance February 25, 2025 Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Fuse Insurance, a Calgary-based, technology-driven commercial insurance...
Talanx Sells Ecuadorian Subsidiary to Grupo Financiero Atlántida February 25, 2025 The Retail International division of the Talanx Group is selling its Ecuadorian entity HDI Seguros S.A. to Grupo Financiero Atlántida,...
Damage to Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable May Have Occurred in January, Operator Says February 24, 2025 Finland’s telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week to its C-Lion1 telecoms cable in the Baltic...
Google to Be Hit With EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules, Sources Say February 24, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech...
Europe Braces for Freeze of US Foreign Corruption Practices Act February 24, 2025 By Jonathan Browning, Karin Matussek and Gaspard Sebag In recent years, Glencore Plc, Airbus SE and Credit Suisse have collectively paid more than $5.5 billion in fines for...
EU Plans to Walk Back Key Planks of Toughest ESG Legislation February 24, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff and John Ainger The European Commission is proposing a significant watering down of what was arguably its most consequential piece of ESG regulation....
COVID-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab February 24, 2025 By Robert Langreth and John Lauerman Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells...
Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen February 24, 2025 By Emily Nicolle, Muyao Shen and Olga Kharif Crypto exchange Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion worth...