Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced an update to its Private Company Executive Lines suite of products in Canada and named Shaun Lue as private company leader. The new modular offering includes expansive directors & officers liability, fiduciary liability …
The Australian securities watchdog said on Thursday it is taking fixed-income broker FIIG to court, alleging it failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures over a four-year period, which enabled a hacker to infiltrate its IT network. The Australian Securities and …
Italy’s biggest insurer Generali reported on Thursday a record profit for 2024, ahead of a key shareholder vote next month on the reappointment of CEO Philippe Donnet. The insurer, historically a bulwark of Italy’s financial system, also said it could …
Australia’s prudential regulator has long-serving board directors in its sights with a proposal to limit their terms to 10 years. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion was one of several in a discussion paper released Thursday aimed at bolstering governance …
A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in …
One of Generali’s biggest investors is considering challenging the reappointment of longstanding CEO Philippe Donnet in May and is weighing potential alternative candidates to lead Italy’s biggest insurer, four sources close to the matter said. Three years ago Francesco Gaetano …
A van delivery entrepreneur whose startup was dubbed the Uber of the moving business was accused of asset-stripping and misappropriating funds after his takeover of a major UK parcel shipment firm fell apart. Shift, which was set up in 2017, …
A former Allianz SE hedge-fund manager avoided prison and will instead spend 18 months in home confinement for fraudulently inflating the value of funds that ultimately collapsed, resulting in $3.2 billion in investor losses. Gregoire Tournant, the former chief investment …
Ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley gave misleading answers to Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority about his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein when it was investigating his relationship with the disgraced financier, the FCA’s lawyers alleged on Monday. The FCA said in October 2023 …
Southern Water’s credit risk has soared to a record high in recent days as hedge funds scramble to protect themselves against the possibility of default at the UK water company. The curve on the utility firm’s credit default swaps is …
