Assessing Effects of Government Shutdown on Wildfires, Workforce, Research January 28, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Jennifer A. Dlouhy The government may be reopening, but the consequences of the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history are likely to linger...
French Engineering Consultancy Altran Tech Hit by Cyber Attack January 28, 2019 French engineering consultancy Altran Technologies was the target of a cyber attack last Thursday that hit operations in some European...
Irish Data Regulator Probes Twitter over Privacy Rules Breach January 28, 2019 Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), said on Friday it was investigating the...
London’s Electronic Placing Platform PPL Announces Updates, Enhancements January 28, 2019 The London market’s electronic placing platform, PPL Ltd., announced a platform update. PPL said the new release includes: An enhancement...
Everest Re Estimates Q4 2018 Catastrophe Losses of $695 Million January 28, 2019 Everest Re Group, Ltd. expects to incur in the fourth quarter 2018 catastrophe losses of $695 million, net of reinsurance,...
Here Are Range of Brexit Options Being Proposed by U.K. Parliament January 28, 2019 By Robert Hutton and Alex Morales With U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May refusing to budge from her Brexit position, members of Parliament are proposing a range...
PIMCO and Allianz Partner to Launch Insurance Linked Securities Business January 28, 2019 PIMCO, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based fixed income investment manager, has hired Rick Pagnani from Mt. Logan Re as executive vice...
Metals Financing Fraud Lawsuits Reveal Risks of Relying on Paper Receipts January 28, 2019 By Mark Burton and Jonathan Browning When the man running one of London’s biggest metals brokerages found a new client who wanted to finance large volumes...
Collapsed Brazil Mining Dam Kills at Least 58, in Echoes of 2015 Disaster January 28, 2019 By Gram Slattery Brazilian rescuers searched into the night on Sunday for hundreds of people missing after a burst mining dam triggered a...
718 Fraud Cases Referred to Nebraska Insurance Department in 2018 January 28, 2019 The Insurance Fraud Prevention Division (IFPD) at the Nebraska Department of Insurance received 718 case referrals of potential insurance fraud...