International
Zurich Will Pay $2.14B to Snatch Up ANZ’s Australia Life Insurance Biz
Zurich Insurance Group said it will pay more than $2 billion to acquire the life insurance business from an Asia Pacific-based bank. Zurich's $2.14 billion deal to buy OnePath Life from ANZ ...
UK Minister Asserts Future Governments Can Change Brexit Terms
British voters will be able to change the terms of the country's relationship with the European Union after leaving the bloc if they don't like the final Brexit deal, senior cabinet minister and ...
Paris Climate Change Pact Lives On Under Macron’s Leadership
French President Emmanuel Macron this week will seek to breathe new life into the fight against global warming and sway debate away from skeptics of the process led by U.S. President Donald Trump. At ...
Kobe Steel Slammed With Lawsuits Over Data Tampering Scandal
Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday it has been hit with lawsuits over its data tampering scandal and has had two more badges of industrial quality removed, the latest setbacks for the Japanese steelmaker ...
Swiss Re CFO Cole Will Step Down; Dacey to Replace Him
Swiss Re's group chief financial officer is stepping down, and the reinsurer is promoting from within to replace him. John Dacey, currently group chief strategy officer, will become group chief ...
Deal Struck to Begin Brexit Divorce Negotiations
The U.K. and the European Union struck a deal to unlock divorce negotiations, opening the way for talks on what businesses are keenest to nail down -- the nature of the post-Brexit future. The deal, ...
Lloyd’s of London Proceeds With Brexit Plans in Quest for Certainty
Lloyd's of London will press ahead with plans to establish a foothold in the European Union regardless of progress in EU divorce talks that industry groups said was welcome but did little to dispel ...
Global Warming Could Be Much Worse Than Expected: Study
World temperatures could rise 15 percent more than expected this century, obliging governments to make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, scientists said on Wednesday. ...