Government
Insurers Should Plow Ahead With Brexit Plans, Despite UK Govt. Instability
Brexit controversies risked breaking British Prime Minister Theresa May's government in recent days. But the uncertainty won't, and shouldn't stop carriers from pursuing their post-Brexit plans to ...
Britain’s Finance Industry Attacks Brexit Trading Plans
Britain's finance industry attacked the government on Thursday for ditching its blueprint for trade with the European Union after Brexit, saying this was a blow for Britain's biggest exporter. The ...
Security of Self-Driving Vehicles High on U.S. Regulators’ Minds
In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power to disable self-driving cars and whether an automatic ...
Top Sovereign Funds Met in Paris to Map Out Climate-Friendly Strategy
Sovereign wealth funds managing more than $2 trillion are to lay out a strategy on Friday in Paris to pressure companies to be more climate-friendly, French officials said. President Emmanuel Macron, ...
May Trudges On With Brexit After Key Minister Abruptly Quits in Protest
British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Monday to pursue a newly agreed strategy to quit the European Union, in a challenge to those who may want to follow her former Brexit minister and quit ...
Trade Credit Insurance Gains a Fresh Look in Wake of Trump Tariffs
Trade tensions sound like a great opportunity to underwriters of a little-known insurance product. U.S. President Donald Trump set off fears of a global trade war with tariffs on metals and an array ...
UK PM May Seeks to Force Brexit Reckoning
This could be a deadly month for Theresa May. Unpopular at home and in Brussels, the British leader will try to restore order with a Cabinet lock-in at her country estate that's been dubbed the body ...
Tariffs, Congressional Negotiations Put Pressure on U.S. Subsidized Multiperil Crop Insurance: A.M. Best
Farm bill negotiations in Congress will potentially place serious pressure on the U.S.-subsidized multiperil crop insurance market, a new A.M. Best report concludes. Here's why: Typically, the ...