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16 03, 2021

Swiss Re Announces Net-Zero Climate Targets in Underwriting, Investments

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Swiss Re announced new measures to support the transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, which encompass re/insurance underwriting, asset management and its own operations. “Climate change remains the biggest challenge we face as a society. The stakes are high …

15 03, 2021

Arch Launches Transport and Logistics Insurance Division, Led by Argo’s O’Gorman

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Arch Insurance International has announced the launch of a new transport and logistics insurance division and the appointment of Steve O’Gorman as head of Transport and Logistics, effective immediately. The new division offers a range of specialist and marine and …

15 03, 2021

Iran Blames Israel for Explosion that Damaged Container Ship in Mediterranean

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Iran said Israel was likely behind an explosion that damaged an Iranian container ship in the Mediterranean last week, as the longtime foes trade accusations of attacks at sea. “The geographical location of the sabotage operation directs the first suspicion …

12 03, 2021

France’s AXA Drops German Power Giant RWE as a Client over Large Coal Operations

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AXA SA, France’s biggest insurer, is dropping German energy giant RWE AG as a client in a decision that highlights how taboo the coal business has become. Not even an appeal from RWE Chief Executive Officer Rolf Martin Schmitz to …

12 03, 2021

How Dangerous Is Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant After 10 Years of Cleanup?

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OKUMA, Japan – A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors melted down, leaving it looking like a bombed-out factory. Emergency workers risked their lives trying to keep one of …

12 03, 2021

Credit Suisse Freezes More Supply Chain Finance Funds as Greensill Scandal Widens

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Credit Suisse Group AG froze four more funds that invested in the bank’s $10 billion supply chain finance strategy, adding to the widening scandal surrounding the bank’s exposure to Lex Greensill’s failed empire. The additional funds have about $1.2 billion …

5 03, 2021

Greensill Downfall Began with Firing of Insurance Manager at Sydney Unit of Tokio Marine

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The debacle that led to the unraveling of Lex Greensill’s trade-finance empire began with the firing of a manager at a Sydney unit of insurance giant Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. last year. After the July 8 dismissal by Bond & …

5 03, 2021

Upstream Mine Tailings Dams Pose Higher Risks of Instability: Study

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The most widespread type of dam used to store mine waste is nearly twice as unstable as the average tailings facility, a global study showed on Friday, highlighting the risk of so-called “upstream” construction techniques that some countries have banned. …

5 03, 2021

Insurer Aviva Seeks New London Headquarters to Cut Post-Pandemic Office Footprint

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Aviva Plc is searching for a new City of London headquarters as the UK insurer prepares to slash its office footprint. The firm started looking for new offices in the financial district early last year, but shelved its plans once …

5 03, 2021

French Retailer Sued over Amazon Deforestation Linked to Cattle Raising

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PARIS – Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain Groupe Casino is violating human rights and environment rules by selling beef linked to deforestation and …