Activists Push Big Index Funds to Back Shareholder Votes on Climate Risk Disclosure October 9, 2019 By Ross Kerber and Tim McLaughlin The far-reaching impacts of climate change on companies have investors pressing corporate leaders for action to minimize environmental damage and...
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions Business Launches Global Wholesale Committee October 9, 2019 The Reinsurance Solutions business of Aon plc has established a Global Wholesale Committee based in London. The committee has been...
Shell Units Sued in U.K. over Massive Nigerian Oil Spill in 2011 October 9, 2019 By Ellen Milligan Two Royal Dutch Shell Plc units were sued over their involvement in one of the largest oil spills in Nigeria’s...
Marsh JLT Specialty Aviation Hires 4 Execs from Aon, Global Aerospace and Swiss Re October 9, 2019 Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced four senior appointments to Marsh JLT Specialty’s Aviation Practice in London and...
Insurance Site, Other Businesses Battle Google Search Engine’s Escalating Costs October 9, 2019 By Amy Thomson “Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.” The gallows humor shows that...
Hard Brexit Would Have ‘Significant Impact’ on U.K., Europe: Allianz Global Investors October 9, 2019 By Nishant Kumar Andreas Utermann has long brushed off the risk of a hard Brexit, arguing even a managed separation would be a...
Hub International Acquires Canadian Broker PDF Financial Group October 9, 2019 Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired PDF Financial Group Inc. Terms of the transaction...
Greek Shipowner Torched His Tanker in $77 Million Insurance Fraud: London Judge October 9, 2019 By Franz Wild and Kit Chellel A Greek shipowner orchestrated a plan for men posing as pirates to attack and set fire to his tanker, in...
Florida Governor Appoints 8 to Cybersecurity Task Force October 9, 2019 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed eight individuals to Florida Cybersecurity Task Force, according to a statement from the governor’s...
3 West Virginia Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson October 9, 2019 Authorities in West Virginia have charged three volunteer firefighters with first-degree arson and conspiracy. News outlets report Rhodell volunteer firefighters...