April 23, 2019
Harvey Weinstein’s former companies and their officers and directors were dismissed from a federal lawsuit filed by 10 women, who claim the firms and executives aided the alleged sexual misconduct that led to the movie mogul’s ouster. The women — …
April 10, 2019
Lloyd’s continues to tighten up its workplace rules by restricting people from entering Lloyd’s premises who are drunk or under the influence of drugs. The new rule, which was included in a market bulletin issued this week, comes on the …
March 27, 2019
Lloyd’s of London will publicly name and shame anyone it bans from its insurance market for sexual harassment, according to Chief Executive Officer John Neal. “When we do see instances of bad behavior, and let’s hope they are infrequent, we …
March 26, 2019
Lloyd’s announced “a robust plan of action to address reports of sexual harassment in the Lloyd’s market and create a safe and inclusive working environment.” The plan includes possible lifetime bans for perpetrators of sexual harassment. This set of actions …
March 25, 2019
Lloyd’s of London plans to appoint women to its all-male nominations and governance committee to improve diversity and will convert the pub beneath its offices into a coffee shop in an attempt to phase out its drinking culture, the Sunday …
March 22, 2019
In the era of #MeToo when the ills of sexual harassment are regularly in the news, a recent article published by Bloomberg Businessweek indicates that some men working in the London insurance market still haven’t gotten the message about appropriate …
March 4, 2019
Ted Baker Plc Chief Executive Officer Ray Kelvin resigned from the U.K. apparel chain amid an investigation of his conduct, becoming the latest male corporate leader to depart following allegations of behavior that was demeaning to employees. Kelvin, who founded …
February 5, 2019
Sexist comments, lewd gestures — and worse. Allegations like these are sorely familiar in the #MeToo era. Only this time, they hail from what seems like Wall Street’s Dark Ages: back when Lehman Brothers was flying high. More than a …
January 21, 2019
Transparency and culture awareness were the key takeaways from a panel discussion on top directors and officers’ claims trends that took place at this year’s Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) annual conference in San Diego. An audience poll at the …
January 15, 2019
A group of trustees from some of America’s biggest public pensions are calling on companies to detail costs related to sexual harassment and any measures they’re taking to address the problem. “We don’t see how it could possibly be accretive …