International
Global Investors, Politicians Spied on by Little-Known Indian Cyber Firm
A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years. New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted ...
Executives On The Move at Sompo International and AXIS Re
Sompo International picked an executive to lead its new U.S. Insurance Environmental unit. AXIS Re named a new Head of Agriculture Reinsurance. *** Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has appointed an ...
The Latest Launches From Praedicat and BHSI
Praedicat is debuting COVI19 litigation scenarios and a COVID-19 litigation tracker designed to help clients manage their exposure on casualty lines of business. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty ...
Apple Must Face Part of Suit Alleging Fraudulent Concealment of iPhone Demand
A federal judge said Apple Inc must face part of a lawsuit claiming it fraudulently concealed falling demand for iPhones, especially in China, leading to tens of billions of dollars in shareholder ...
Opinion: Death of the Office? Not So Much
I returned to the office this week, joining thousands of bankers from Citigroup Inc. to Morgan Stanley that are trickling back to their desks in Hong Kong. After almost five months working from home, ...
Willis Towers Watson Slapped With Shareholder Suits Over Its Planned Sale to Aon
There have been at least three shareholder lawsuits filed over the mega-deal that would have insurance broker Aon acquire rival Willis Towers Watson. The suits allege that Willis and its directors ...
UK Government Forms $12.5 Billion Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurers
The UK government has created a £10 billion (US$12.5 billion) reinsurance scheme designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic by guaranteeing transactions insured by trade credit ...
Pandemic Losses Will Exceed S&P Estimates: Chief Risk Officers Say
Analysts for Standard & Poor's Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the $15-$30 billion range. Risk officers speaking at a rating agency ...