Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis December 18, 2020 Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence...
Brexit Trade Talks Reach Impasse with Both UK and EU Demanding Compromise December 18, 2020 By Marine Strauss and William James BRUSSELS/LONDON – The European Union said on Friday there were just hours left to strike a Brexit trade deal while...
SEC Lawsuit Alleges Biotech Firm, CEO Misled Investors About COVID-19 Tests December 18, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Decision Diagnostics Corp. and its chief executive for allegedly misleading investors by promising...
‘If Not One Thing, It’s Another’: Storm Rolls into Northeast December 18, 2020 By Jennifer Peltz A major snowstorm rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic, days after the...
Judgment in UK COVID Business Interruption Appeal Will Be Handed Down in January December 18, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON – There will be no judgment in an appeal over business interruption insurance this year, Britain’s markets watchdog said...
S. African Insurer Guardrisk Will Not Challenge Court Ruling on COVID-19 Claims December 18, 2020 JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Guardrisk will not further challenge a court process that has found it liable to pay...
AssetSure Hires Karlunas as Vice President, Personal Insurance Practice Leader December 18, 2020 Independent insurance agency AssetSure has hired Ted Karlunas as vice president and Personal Insurance Practice leader. In this role, Karlunas...
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s FBA National December 18, 2020 Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired FBA National, a specialist in developing...
Climate Change Poses Much Greater Existential Risk for the World Than COVID-19 December 18, 2020 By L.S. Howard Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change ultimately will be managed by “bending the curve” of temperature rises and greenhouse...
COVID Vaccine Rollout Spurs Demand for Extra Insurance Coverage December 18, 2020 LONDON – Speedy global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air and sea in ultra cold conditions will lead to a...