Howden Acquires Singapore-Based AEGIS Insurance Agencies May 12, 2022 Howden Insurance Brokers (Singapore) Pte Ltd., the international insurance broker and subsidiary of Howden, announced it has acquired the business...
BMS Launches Operations in New Zealand May 12, 2022 BMS, the London-based independent insurance and reinsurance broker, announced it has commenced operations in New Zealand, with the launch of...
Russia’s War With Ukraine Must Not Derail Climate Action: Envoys Warn May 12, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett The world needs to speed up decarbonization and not let a focus on energy security in the wake of Russia’s...
Extreme Weather Threatens Global Wheat Crops – With One Notable Exception May 12, 2022 By Megan Durisin, Kim Chipman, Jen Skerritt and James Poole As Russia’s invasion chokes off Ukrainian wheat exports, pushing up bread and noodle prices, the global harvest faces an added...
Sexism in Financial Services Has Gotten Worse, Says Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc May 12, 2022 By Will Louch Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc said that the sexism she encounters has worsened as she has risen through...
OSHA Warns South Central Employers Not to Ignore Heat Dangers May 12, 2022 As temperatures rise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds...
Prosecutors Skeptical of Successful Suit in Ronald Greene Suit May 12, 2022 By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg Three years ago, when a beaten and bloody Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death...
Black Female Officers Sue Kansas City Police Department May 12, 2022 Two Black female police officers allege in separate lawsuits that they were subjected to discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work...
Tesla Fails to Block Its First Jury Trial Over Fatal Crash May 12, 2022 By Malathi Nayak Tesla Inc. can’t escape a trial over claims the automaker is responsible for the death of a Florida teenager who...
COVID-19 Orders Not an Excuse for Business to Skip Rent, Connecticut Court Rules May 12, 2022 By Pat Eaton-Robb Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that executive orders issued by Gov. Ned Lamont affecting restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic could...