August 25, 2023
A former Swiss Re underwriter has been awarded nearly 1.3 million pounds ($1.6 million) by a London employment tribunal for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal. Julia Sommer joined Zurich-based Swiss Re in 2017 as a political risk underwriter in London …
March 30, 2023
A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking 5.1 million pounds ($6.3 million) in compensation and told a London court she wants to retrain as a Baptist pastor. …
August 26, 2022
A former Swiss Re AG underwriter won her sex discrimination suit after she was left humiliated by a senior manager who told her “If I had breasts like yours I would be demanding too.” Julia Sommer was unfairly dismissed after …
August 10, 2022
KUALA LUMPUR – Former workers at Malaysian rubber glove maker Brightway Holdings filed a lawsuit in the United States against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Ansell Ltd., accusing them of “knowingly profiting” from the alleged use of forced labor at the supplier, …
June 20, 2022
Oil brokerage NE2 Group is hitting back at allegations that Chief Executive Officer Tim Gunn created a toxic workplace, filing an C$11 million ($8.4 million) countersuit against eight former employees who left the firm earlier this year. In court documents, …
May 20, 2022
When two-thirds of the brokers at a prominent Calgary oil firm quit without explanation around the Easter weekend, the exodus chilled Canada’s oil market. Now, a lawsuit filed against the firm, NE2 Group, purports to offer a window into life …
November 10, 2021
Coalition has launched new executive risks insurance products for small and midsize businesses. The directors and officers (D&O) and employment practices liability (EPL) coverages are underwritten by Zurich North America. Coalition says its broker platform integrates real-time financial, regulatory, and …
March 18, 2021
Overall trends for the past 30 years in the employment practices liability insurance market have been influenced by society and culture. As concerns over racial and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, gender inequality, wage-and-hour enforcement, and now COVID ebb and flow, …
March 9, 2021
A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc. for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic,” attorneys for three job applicants and a manager who claim the company discriminated against them told Reuters on Friday. A “systemic” …
September 3, 2019
QBE North America has introduced a complimentary service, QBE Business Resource Edge, as part of its Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance that is intended to help employers navigate harassment, discrimination and other potential employment practices violations and keep up with …