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28 05, 2021

Australia Weighs Capping Fees for Litigation Funders, Lawyers as Class Actions Surge

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SYDNEY – Australia is considering capping fees for litigation funders and lawyers, and guaranteeing a minimum rate of return for plaintiffs, in its latest clamp down on the industry following a surge in costly class action lawsuits. Australia’s government last …

28 05, 2021

India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae

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When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put. That decision would prove fatal when Tauktae, …

28 05, 2021

French Stock Market Regulator Dismisses Covéa’s Market Abuse Charges Against SCOR

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France’s financial markets regulator dismissed market abuse charges, which had been filed against SCOR’s Chairman and CEO Denis Kessler by the reinsurer’s largest shareholder, Covéa. The investigation “does not support allegations of market abuse,” said a statement issued by “Autorité …

28 05, 2021

Big Oil May Face More Climate Lawsuits After Shell Ruling, Say Lawyers, Activists

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LONDON – A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming emissions on the basis of human rights could set a precedent, especially in European countries, according to lawyers and activists. …

26 05, 2021

Renault-Nissan Shuts South India Plant Until May 30 on COVID Safety Concerns

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CHENNAI – Automaker Renault-Nissan will shut its plant in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state until May 30, according to an internal note and two sources familiar with the matter, a day after workers said they would strike over coronavirus-related safety …

26 05, 2021

Storm Surges Inundate Villages in Eastern India as Cyclone Yaas Moves Inland

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BHUBANESWAR, India – Storm surges inundated dozens of villages in eastern India on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone moved inland from the Bay of Bengal, damaging thousands of mud homes in two coastal states and killing at least one person, …

26 05, 2021

Ransomware Attack Still Disrupting IT Systems of New Zealand Hospitals

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Systems are still down a week after a ransomware attack disrupted the IT network of five hospitals in the New Zealand district of Waikato, and concerns remain that private patient information may have been exposed. Patients are being asked to …

25 05, 2021

People Moves: AFL’s Ralf to Ballantyne; Arab Insurance Group’s Albaharna to Trust Re; Hunt Promoted at Chaucer as Lines Plans to Retire

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This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Ballantyne Brokers; Trust International Insurance and Reinsurance Co., and specialty re/insurer Chaucer. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ballantyne Brokers Ltd., the independent London broker, announced the appointment …

26 05, 2021

Finland’s Sampo Sells $1.7B Stake in Nordea Bank, as It Moves Ahead with Planned Exit

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The biggest shareholder in Nordea Bank Abp offloaded another chunk of its stake as it moves ahead with a planned exit from the Nordic region’s largest bank. Sampo Oyj sold 162 million shares in Nordea to institutional investors for 8.50 …

26 05, 2021

Many Workers Begin to Return to Offices Transformed by COVID Safety Innovations

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Masked, desk-bound and unable to recognize their colleagues in an elevator, people are starting to return to offices in cities around the world where the pandemic is receding. Many will find their offices transformed, too. In the challenge to make …