COVID-19 Pressures Threaten About 4,000 Small UK Financial Firms January 7, 2021 By Silla Brush Britain’s market watchdog warned about 4,000 small financial firms are at greater risk of failure from the coronavirus as the...
British Columbia’s New COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Construction Projects January 6, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Restrictions imposed by British Columbia to fight the spread of COVID-19 infections after the holiday break have...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: International December 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard COVID-19 and mergers and acquistions were just two of noteworthy topics of 2020 covered by the International section of Insurance...
Many Nations Close Borders to British Travelers over Fears of New Coronavirus Strain December 21, 2020 By Gerhard Mey and Ben Makori DOVER, England – A slew of countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
Canada Regulator to Allow Insurers, Banks to Pay Some Special Dividends December 15, 2020 By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – Canada’s financial regulator said on Monday it could allow institutions to pay special non-recurring dividends under “exceptional circumstances,”...
Insurers, Regulators Warn About Safety of Jets Reactivated After Pandemic Storage December 15, 2020 By Jamie Freed SYDNEY – Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage...
COVID, Economy, Social Inflation Warrant Negative Commercial Lines Outlook: A.M. Best December 11, 2020 U.S. commercial lines insurers will continue to be tarnished by an A.M. Best negative outlook, thanks to COVID-19 economic uncertainty,...
Royal Caribbean Cruise Cut Short When Passenger Tests Positive for COVID-19 December 10, 2020 SINGAPORE – An elderly passenger on board a Royal Caribbean “cruise to nowhere” has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Help Stranded Sailors and Avoid Supply-Chain Risks December 10, 2020 By Alastair Marsh Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused by the more than...