International
Thailand’s Political Turmoil Creates Business Risks
Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are among companies advising workers against traveling to Thailand as evidence mounts that political turmoil in the country is undermining business activity there. ...
Lloyd’s America U.S. Chief Agrees ‘Climate Change is Here’
Despite risking offense to non-believers, Hank Watkins didn't hesitate when he was asked if climate change was upon us. Watkins, president of Lloyd's America, talked about an extensive report Lloyd's ...
Governance Concerns Raised Over Bonus for CEO of China’s JD.com Ahead of U.S. IPO
China's No. 2 e-commerce company, JD.com Inc, awarded Chief Executive and founder Richard Liu a one-off, share-based bonus of $591 million as the company prepared for its U.S. IPO, giving rise to ...
European Luxury Cars May Drive Themselves Before Google Rollout
Cars could be driving themselves down the world's streets far sooner than expected, thanks to a change in a global treaty backed by European countries. A little-noticed amendment to the United ...
Former Endurance Exec Summerville Heading E&O, D&O Unit for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced the appointment of Jeff Summerville to lead Financial & Professional Services for North America earlier this week. Summerville has more than 25 years of ...
Brazil’s Historic Coffee Drought Spreads Industry Uncertainty
In Santos, where Brazil's normally bustling physical coffee trade is clustered in a handful of small buildings near the port, the family-owned brokers and multinational companies that move almost ...
Global P/C Premiums Headed for Moderate Climb: Munich Re Report
An improving economy in the industrialized world will propel steady but moderate property/casualty premium growth over the next two years, Munich Re concluded in its new Insurance Market Outlook ...
Why Credit Suisse Got a Bigger Penalty than UBS: Lack of Cooperation Tied to Swiss Laws
U.S. prosecutors first raised the specter of a criminal plea by Credit Suisse Group AG more than two years after starting an investigation into whether the Swiss bank had helped wealthy Americans ...