International
The Latest Launches From Zurich Insurance and Marsh
Zurich Insurance said it has revamped its cyber insurance policy to include more coverages. Marsh said it is developing a blockchain-based verification product for clients focused on the sharing and ...
Canada’s Intact Financial Wary of Insuring Recreational Cannabis Industry
Don't expect Intact Financial Corp., Canada's largest property and casualty insurer, to insure the recreational-cannabis industry anytime soon. "It's not seen as the pot of gold that we should chase ...
Tesla Must Prepare for Lawsuit Alleging it Abused Foreign Workers
A federal judge has ruled that Tesla must defend itself at a trial over allegations it knew foreign workers at its California assembly plant were threatened with deportation if they reported an ...
RenaissanceRe Non-Committal About Exploring ‘Strategic Alternatives’
A ReinaissanceRe shareholder's call for the company to explore a possible sale is drawing a non-committal response from management. TimesSquare Capital Management, an institutional management firm ...
Are Current Climate Change Mitigation Targets Feasible? We’ll Find Out on Oct. 8
The world's leading climate scientists this week are preparing the final version of a cornerstone United Nations report to assess whether global temperatures can be kept in check this century to ...
Aspen Founder, CEO O’Kane to Depart in 2019; Brit Chairman Cloutier to Replace Him
Aspen Insurance Holdings Group Chief Executive Officer Chris O'Kane plans to step down in the 2019 first half, after investment manager Apollo Global Management LLC closes its $2.6 billion deal to ...
UK’s Boris Johnson Blasts PM’s Brexit Plan as ‘Not Democracy’
Boris Johnson won cheers at the U.K. Conservative Party's annual conference with an attack on Theresa May's Brexit plan, but stopped short of calling for her to be removed as prime minister. While ...
UK VC Fund Focused on Insurance Makes First Two InsurTech Investments
Eos Venture Partners' strategic InsurTech fund has made its first two investments. The UK-based specialist venture capital fund, working through its debut EVP 1 fund, committed early financing to ...