Many Global Firms Face High Coronavirus Costs Due to Insurance Exclusions January 29, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain, Carolyn Cohn and Sumeet Chatterjee Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions...
Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Weaver Brothers Insurance January 29, 2020 Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Weaver Brothers Insurance Inc.,...
Coronavirus Impact: Growing List of Global Firms Cut Back on China Business Activities January 29, 2020 By Bloomberg News Starbucks Corp. has closed more than half of its coffee shops in mainland China — about 2,000 of them —...
Travelex’s UK Money Transfer and Wire Services Operational After Ransomware Attack January 29, 2020 Travelex’s UK international money transfer service and wire offering is fully operational again, it said on Tuesday, almost a month...
Firms Involved in Building Work on London’s Grenfell Tower Take No Blame for 2017 Fire January 29, 2020 Firms involved in building work on London tower bloc that caught fire have sidestepped any responsibility for the 2017 tragedy...
Australia’s Capital, Canberra, Faces Worst Bushfire Threat in 17 Years January 29, 2020 By Jason Scott Canberra, Australia’s capital that’s surrounded by bush, is facing its worst wildfire threat in 17 years as a blaze sparked...
Is the Re/Insurance Industry Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution? January 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Industry transformations occur when the pain of staying the same is suddenly greater than the pain of changing, according to...
At Least 8 Killed, 35 Vessels Burned in Alabama Marina Fire January 29, 2020 By Jay Reeves A massive fire that killed at least eight people and destroyed dozens of boats in an Alabama marina early Monday...
UPDATE: Big Quake Shakes Miami and Caribbean, Damage Minor January 29, 2020 By Kate Chappell A major earthquake struck south of Cuba on Tuesday, sending shockwaves as far as Miami and sparking panic in the...
North Dakota Officials Promoting Flood Insurance in Red River Valley January 29, 2020 By Dave Kolpack Officials in North Dakota say it’s time for property owners in flood-prone areas of the Red River Valley to think...