Global Economy
Executives On The Move at Willis Towers Watson and Lloyd’s
Willis Towers Watson appointed a new senior director within its Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Lloyd's of London created a new position – head U.S. head of Claims – stemming from ...
Bayer’s $11 Billion U.S. Roundup Settlement Is in Jeopardy
Bayer AG's comprehensive settlement of U.S. lawsuits over its Roundup weed killer is in jeopardy after lawyers for some consumers accused the company of reneging on the $11 billion deal and the judge ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Japan’s Five Biggest Trading Firms
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has bought a 5% stake in each of Japan's five biggest trading houses, together worth over $6 billion, marking a departure for Chairman Warren Buffett as he looks beyond the ...
Price Casualty Like a Short-Tail Line: Swiss Re Exec
With low investment yields becoming a fact of life of insurers and reinsurers, breakeven combined ratios for casualty business won't cut it anymore, a reinsurance executive said recently. Jonathan ...
Tesla Factory Struck by ‘Serious’ Cyber Attack
Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla Inc's factory in Nevada was a target of a "serious" cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an employee of the company helped the Federal ...
COVID-19 Left Reinsurers With ‘Anemic Earnings’ Picture Despite Investment Return Rebound
Even though investment returns rebounded from first-quarter levels during the second quarter of 2020, claims from COVID-19 created an "anemic earnings" picture for global reinsurers, Moody's Investor ...
Post-Brexit Discussions Pulled From Agenda for EU Envoys’ Meeting
A discussion about the negotiations over Britain and the European Union's post-Brexit relationship has been dropped from the agenda of a meeting of EU envoys next week because the talks have stalled, ...
U.S. Black Farmers Sue to Ban or Place Product Warnings on Roundup Weedkiller
A group of Black U.S. farmers filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, seeking to force Bayer AG to either stop selling its widely used weedkiller Roundup or roll out new product warnings. The National ...