British Watchdog FCA Probes Data Sharing in Financial Services December 17, 2019 By Huw Jones Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating whether sharing data with outside competitors could be extended beyond banks to savings,...
Pirates Attack Oil Tanker in West Africa, Kidnapping Another Crew December 17, 2019 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu, Prejula Prem and Alex Longley An oil tanker was attacked on Sunday in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and most of its crew were kidnapped,...
Ed Bermuda Taps Simons from Marsh as Head of Business Development December 17, 2019 Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Mark Simons as head of Business Development and...
New UK Broker McGill & Partners Grows Rapidly in First 6 Months of Trading December 17, 2019 New boutique risk solutions business McGill and Partners has grown rapidly in its first six months of trading following “a...
There’s a 60,000-Year-Old Method to Help Battle Australia’s Bushfires December 17, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s indigenous people say the bushfire-ravaged country is paying the price for ignoring their expertise in managing the ecology of...
Steel Mill Sued over Chemical Spill in Indiana Lake December 17, 2019 Two environmental groups are suing a steelmaker for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act at its northwestern Indiana facility more...
Alliant Insurance Services Acquires TCOR Management in Texas December 17, 2019 Alliant Insurance Services has acquired TCOR Management, a Texas-based risk management firm. The acquisition will expand the Alliant Energy &...
HDI Global Insurance in Chicago Names Cao as VP, Actuary December 17, 2019 Chicago-based HDI Global Insurance Co. (HDI Global USA) has appointed Jessica Cao as vice president, Actuary. Cao is based in...
Bayer Asks Appeals Court to Toss $25 Million Roundup Cancer Verdict December 17, 2019 By Tina Bellon Bayer AG on Monday said it has asked a U.S. federal appeals court to throw out a $25 million judgment...
Uber Gains in California Driver Classification But Case Isn’t Closed December 17, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Uber Technologies Inc. beat back an aggressive bid to force it to treat California drivers as employees, but a judge’s...