2 03, 2023

Russia Accuses West of ‘Shamelessly Burying’ Black Sea Grain Deal

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the West of “shamelessly burying” the Black Sea grain initiative that facilitates the export of Ukraine’s agricultural products from its southern ports, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. While remaining in the …

2 03, 2023

Fidelis Insurance Holdings Submits Draft Registration With SEC for Proposed IPO

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Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has submitted a draft registration statement on with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common shares. The number of common shares to be offered and the …

2 03, 2023

Ex-Cardinal Cites Dementia In Asking Court to Dismiss Sex Assault Case

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Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion this week to dismiss a case charging him with sexually assaulting a boy decades ago, saying the 92-year-old once-powerful American prelate has dementia and is not competent to stand …

1 03, 2023

Howden Acquires Specialist Entertainment Broker Franz Gossler in Germany

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Howden, the international insurance broker, announced an agreement to acquire Franz Gossler Insurance Group, one of the leading insurance brokers focusing on film and entertainment insurance in Germany and beyond. The transaction has been executed by Howden Germany’s specialty broker …

1 03, 2023

Specialty Re/Insurer Canopius Expands in APAC, With Launch of Melbourne Office

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Canopius Group, the global specialty re/insurer, announced the opening of a new trading office in Melbourne, Australia. The operation will be led by David Mutton, who joins Canopius as casualty underwriter, APAC with immediate effect. Canopius will initially underwrite casualty …

1 03, 2023

Jensten Group Acquires UK’s Specialist Schemes Broker Darwin Clayton

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The Jensten Group has announced its acquisition of the schemes broker, Darwin Clayton, for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, brings 44 staff, 2,300 clients and more than £20 million ($23.9 million) in gross written …

1 03, 2023

CNA Hardy Launches 1st in Series of Products for International Clients Called ‘Atlas’

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CNA Hardy, the specialist commercial insurer that operates within the company and Lloyd’s markets, announced the launch of a new portfolio of bespoke package products built specifically for multinational businesses, called “Atlas.” Building on CNA Hardy’s existing suite of combined …

1 03, 2023

Experts Urge Empathy, Thoughtfulness for Insurers in Challenging Cyber Landscape

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While the continuously evolving cyber threat landscape is a growing problem for insurers, experts on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast say it’s not an insurmountable one, and empathy and thoughtfulness will be key as insurers seek to tackle …

1 03, 2023

Two Trains Collide in Greece, Killing at Least 36 People

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At least 36 people were killed in a train crash in northeast Greece and 66 more were injured, the local fire department said. The crash, the country’s worst in decades, took place in the Tempe valley when a passenger train …

1 03, 2023

California’s Final State Emergencies Winding Down 3 Years Into Pandemic

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California’s coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus. As California’s emergency …