Online Insurer Waterdrop Mulls Secondary Listing in Hong Kong October 31, 2024 By Lulu Yilun Chen US-listed Waterdrop Inc. is looking at a secondary listing in Hong Kong as it seeks to expand its insurance business...
Spain Reports 62 Dead After One of Century’s Worst Storms October 30, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela More than 60 people died as eastern Spain was hit by one of the worst storms in decades on Tuesday...
UK’s Reeves Raises Employers’ National Insurance Contributions October 30, 2024 By David Milliken and Elizabeth Piper Finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would raise employers’ social security contributions to 15% from April, a major...
Specialist Risk Group Acquires Bloodstock and Livestock Specialist Broker Stonehatch October 30, 2024 Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Stonehatch, a leading specialist bloodstock and livestock insurance...
Toxic Waste That Set Off Global Outcry Seized by Albania’s Prosecutors October 30, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the cargo was forced to return...
YouTube Forced to Play a Game of Legal Whack-a-Mole With Russia October 30, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi When YouTube blocked three Russian channels it said were controlled by sanctioned supporters of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...
Update: Taiwan to Suspend Stock Trading Due to Super Typhoon Kong-Rey October 30, 2024 By Mary Hui and Cindy Wang Taiwan will suspend trading on its $2.5 trillion stock exchange Thursday as a powerful typhoon barrels toward the archipelago. Super...
Police Summon Aviva India CEO in Discrimination Case, Company Denies Allegations October 30, 2024 By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra Indian police have summoned Asit Rath, the chief executive of British insurer Aviva in the country, as part of an...
Clear Group Acquires Lilley Plummer Risks, Entering Wholesale Lloyd’s Broker Space October 29, 2024 Clear Group, the UK independent insurance broker that is owned by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, has entered the...
Markets/Coverages: Hartford and Coalition Announce Cyber Capacity Partnership in UK October 29, 2024 The Hartford and cyber-MGA Coalition announced a strategic, long-term capacity partnership in response to growing customer and broker demand for...