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7 01, 2021

COVID-19 Pressures Threaten About 4,000 Small UK Financial Firms

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID-19 Pressures Threaten About 4,000 Small UK Financial Firms

Britain’s market watchdog warned about 4,000 small financial firms are at greater risk of failure from the coronavirus as the country endures a third lockdown. The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that the pandemic is pushing the firms to the …

7 01, 2021

Global Natural Catastrophes Cost $210 Billion in 2020: Munich Re

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Global Natural Catastrophes Cost $210 Billion in 2020: Munich Re

Natural catastrophes around the world resulted in $210 billion in damage in 2020, with the United States especially hard hit by hurricanes and wildfires, a top insurer said on Thursday. The damage, tallied by the German reinsurer Munich Re , …

5 01, 2021

S. Africa Medical Insurers, Business Groups, Government to Fund Vaccines for Uninsured

By | January 5th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on S. Africa Medical Insurers, Business Groups, Government to Fund Vaccines for Uninsured

South African medical-insurance companies, business organizations and the government are developing a program in which the private sector will help fund COVID-19 vaccines for people not covered by insurance. Legislation has been amended to allow the companies to fund shots …

4 01, 2021

Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV

By | January 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV

SEOUL – Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in an accident, shortly after the plant was refitted to manufacture a new electric vehicle, a labor ministry official and union …

30 12, 2020

Brexit Ends Britons’ Right to Live and Work in EU – And They Must Buy Travel Insurance

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Brexit Ends Britons’ Right to Live and Work in EU – And They Must Buy Travel Insurance

LONDON (AP) – So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Though the UK left the European Union on Jan. 31, it follows the bloc’s rules until the end of this …

30 12, 2020

UK’s M&A Watchdog Emerges from EU’s Shadow with Massive New Powers

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK’s M&A Watchdog Emerges from EU’s Shadow with Massive New Powers

The UK’s parting of the ways from the European Union means that an obscure 7-year-old watchdog is about to gain massive new powers over corporate mergers. Itself the product of a merger of two failing regulators, the Competition and Markets …

30 12, 2020

Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Croatia’s Worst Earthquake in 140 Years

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Croatia’s Worst Earthquake in 140 Years

Rescuers raced to search for survivors amid strong aftershocks after Croatia’s worst earthquake in 140 years killed seven people and devastated cities and towns in one of the nation’s poorest regions. The 6.3-magnitude tremor on Tuesday damaged most of the …

30 12, 2020

Russia Expedites Work on Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Before U.S. Tightens Sanctions

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Russia Expedites Work on Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Before U.S. Tightens Sanctions

Russia is stepping up work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before the U.S. tightens sanctions against the controversial project designed to feed more natural gas into Germany. Construction of the 1,230-kilometer (764-mile) pipeline reached a milestone on Monday with …

30 12, 2020

European Freight Forwarders Reject UK Deliveries on Fears of Post-Brexit Border Chaos

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on European Freight Forwarders Reject UK Deliveries on Fears of Post-Brexit Border Chaos

European freight forwarders are rejecting contracts to take loads into the UK due to fears the chaos at Dover could be repeated post-Brexit. Transporeon, a German software company that monitors real-time data on freight traffic and rates for more than …

29 12, 2020

UK Insurer Admiral Sells Price Comparison Unit to Zoopla in $685 Million Deal

By | December 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK Insurer Admiral Sells Price Comparison Unit to Zoopla in $685 Million Deal

UK home and car insurer Admiral Group Plc agreed to sell its price-comparison unit to the owner of property portal Zoopla in a transaction valued at 508 million pounds ($685 million). Admiral will get about 450 million pounds in the …