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Swiss Re Looking at Buying Stake in China Pacific Insurance
Swiss Re is looking at buying a stake in China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC) via a primary offering of the Chinese company's securities, the Swiss re-insurer said on Wednesday. Swiss Re declined to ...
California Utility on the Hotseat Over Cable That Failed Before Massive Wildfire
A federal judge overseeing the probation of utility giant PG&E Corp. is demanding information on a power line that failed minutes before a massive wildfire broke out last month in Northern ...
Appeals Court Skeptical About Microsoft Women’s Claims of Unequal Pay
Women engineers who claim Microsoft Corp. discriminates against them for pay and promotions faced tough questions from a federal appeals court weighing whether their ground-breaking lawsuit should ...
Samsung Fire & Marine Completes Strategic Investment in Canopius
Canopius Group Ltd. said Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has completed a strategic investment in its business. The investment, first disclosed in May, will support Canopius's growth arising from ...
For Lemonade, Pink in Germany Is (at Least Temporarily) Verboten
Just months after expanding into Germany, the InsurTech Lemonade is in a tussle there over rights to use the color pink. Lemonade, which sells home and renters insurance electronically and relies on ...
Argo Group Reorganizes Americas Executive Structure
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd is reorganizing its executive structure in the Americas, made possible by the appointment of three new executive vice presidents. Each will report to Kevin ...
Radio Network, Other Spanish Companies Struck by Cyber Attack
A cyber attack has hit Spanish companies including Cadena SER radio, Spain's National Security Department said on Monday. The virus affected Cadena Ser's local broadcasts, although national output ...
Insurers, Others Face New EU Disclosure Rules on Responsible Investments
European Union finance ministers are set to adopt new rules this week that will require asset managers, insurers and pension funds to disclose environmental and social risks in their investments from ...