Emerging Markets
Executives On The Move at Markel International and Aspen Re
Markel International is bringing a Chubb and AIG veteran on board to head its personal accident, contingency and entertainment business in Asia. Aspen Re made two major executive promotions and a ...
Carlson Named Wells Media Group’s New CEO
Wells Media Group Chairman Mark Wells announced that Josh Carlson has been named CEO of Wells Media Group, Inc., effective immediately. Carlson has served as chief technology officer/chief innovation ...
Brazil Is Suing Top Tobacco Firms to Recover Public Health Treatment Costs
Brazil is suing the world's largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International, in a landmark case aimed at recovering the public health treatment costs of ...
Flying Taxi Startups Are Coming to Asia, Based on European Tech
The world's first passenger-drone services may debut in Asia -- but the technology behind these flying taxis will be largely European. Volocopter GmbH of Germany said Thursday it will open a landing ...
Nigeria Triples Insurer Capital Requirements
Nigeria increased the minimum capital requirement for insurers more than threefold as the industry regulator seeks to to improve the sector's risk management. Existing companies must comply by June ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley and Embroker
Beazley has a new marine cyber insurance product targeted to vessel owners and operators. Embroker is packaging a line of digital insurance policies designed to fill gaps in high-growth tech ...
Female Attorneys Frequently Sexually Harassed, Bullied at Work: Global Survey
One in three female attorneys has been sexually harassed at work, and half have been bullied, according to a global survey that brings law firms into a #MeToo movement that started in Hollywood and ...
Brexit Could Hamper EU AI Technology Development: Official
The loss of the U.K.'s financial power and expertise as a result of Brexit is likely to exacerbate the European Union's lag in the global technological arms race, according to Anders Borg, a former ...