Insurtech Startup With Claims Monitoring Platform Raises $30M November 4, 2021 Insurtech startup owl.co Labs Inc. raised $30 million in new venture capital. Many plans are in play to spend the...
Howden Broking Launches New Zealand Operations November 4, 2021 Howden, the international insurance broker, announces the launch of operations in New Zealand with Howden Broking and Howden Care —...
Climate-Fueled Disasters Spur UN Plan to Fund Weather Forecasting in Vulnerable Nations November 4, 2021 By Andrea Januta and Kanupriya Kapoor GLASGOW – As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday rolled out funding plans...
Coal in Crosshairs as UN Climate Summit Brings Raft of Clean Energy Pledges November 4, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the...
Canada Employers Shed Unvaccinated Workers With Legal Challenges Expected November 4, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots,...
Hong Kong Insurer FWD Adds Warnings About China Risks in SEC Filings for IPO November 3, 2021 By Scott Murdoch Hong Kong-based insurer FWD Group has told U.S. regulators it cannot guarantee that Beijing would not seek to “intervene or...
Finnish Insurer Sampo Sees 30% Jump in Profit During Q3 November 3, 2021 HELSINKI – Finnish insurer Sampo on Wednesday beat expectations with a 30% jump in quarterly core earnings, aided by a...
Willis Towers Watson Agrees to Acquire Remaining 51% Stake in WTW India November 3, 2021 Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the remaining 51% shares from Anemone Holdings...
Banks, Asset Managers, Representing 40% of World’s Assets, Vow to Meet Climate Goals November 3, 2021 By Tom Metcalf and Alex Morales Banks and asset managers representing 40% of the world’s financial assets have now pledged to meet the goals set out...
Vantage Names AXA XL’s Blanco CEO of Insurance November 2, 2021 Bermuda-based Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. has appointed Alex Blanco as CEO of Insurance to lead the growth and development of...