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18 12, 2020

Judgment in UK COVID Business Interruption Appeal Will Be Handed Down in January

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judgment in UK COVID Business Interruption Appeal Will Be Handed Down in January

LONDON – There will be no judgment in an appeal over business interruption insurance this year, Britain’s markets watchdog said on Tuesday, dashing hopes of an early outcome in a case that could affect billions of pounds in claims. Britain’s …

18 12, 2020

Brexit Trade Talks Reach Impasse with Both UK and EU Demanding Compromise

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Brexit Trade Talks Reach Impasse with Both UK and EU Demanding Compromise

BRUSSELS/LONDON – The European Union said on Friday there were just hours left to strike a Brexit trade deal while Britain called on the bloc to see sense as the two sides race to prevent a turbulent finale to the …

18 12, 2020

Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis

Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence and data analytics company. Together, they are developing insurance solutions that enable organizations to respond to the rapidly changing, increasingly …

18 12, 2020

COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – And Their Cargo and Crews

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – And Their Cargo and Crews

From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over the Port of Beirut, 900 meters away. When the flaming warehouse exploded, the force of the blast knocked Nabiyev flat …

17 12, 2020

Japan Post’s Insurance Unit Plans $2.9 Billion Buyback of Shares from Parent

By | December 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Japan Post’s Insurance Unit Plans $2.9 Billion Buyback of Shares from Parent

Japan Post Holdings Co.’s insurance unit plans to buy back about 300 billion yen ($2.9 billion) of shares from its parent, giving the insurer more freedom to expand its business, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The holding …

17 12, 2020

Shell Fights Landmark Case Alleging Its Climate Change Stance Harms Human Rights

By | December 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Shell Fights Landmark Case Alleging Its Climate Change Stance Harms Human Rights

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is in court in The Hague for the final hearing in a landmark case that could force it to reduce its carbon footprint. The case brought by the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, Milieudefensie, …

16 12, 2020

Applied Underwriters Forms EU Subsidiary to Write Specialty Business in Europe, Middle East

By | December 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Applied Underwriters Forms EU Subsidiary to Write Specialty Business in Europe, Middle East

Omaha-based insurer Applied Underwriters Inc. announced it has formed Applied Financial Lines Ltd., a new European subsidiary, which will operate from Paris and Cologne. The new company will underwrite several specialty lines, including professional indemnity and directors and officers, in …

16 12, 2020

Brexit Trade Negotiations Make Progress but Success Still Isn’t Certain: EU Chief

By | December 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Brexit Trade Negotiations Make Progress but Success Still Isn’t Certain: EU Chief

BRUSSELS – Britain and the European Union have moved closer to sealing a new trade deal but it was still unclear if they would succeed, the bloc’s chief executive said on Wednesday. Britain and the EU are in the final …

15 12, 2020

Reuters – Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Probe: Sources

By | December 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Reuters – Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Probe: Sources

BRUSSELS – Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers to create the world’s largest insurance broker faces a full-scale investigation because of its complexity, two people familiar with the matter said. The companies, which are the second and third-largest brokers …

15 12, 2020

Canada Regulator to Allow Insurers, Banks to Pay Some Special Dividends

By | December 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Canada Regulator to Allow Insurers, Banks to Pay Some Special Dividends

TORONTO – Canada’s financial regulator said on Monday it could allow institutions to pay special non-recurring dividends under “exceptional circumstances,” even as it maintains a March moratorium on broader dividend increases and share buybacks. The Office of the Superintendent of …