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With Help From Insurers, Stanford Ponzi Scheme Recovery Tops $1 Billion
A court-appointed receiver has recouped more than $1 billion for victims of Texas financier Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme, the largest by dollar amount other than Bernard Madoff's fraud, the ...
Talk to Your Team to Boost Retention: Leadership Tips
Trying to determine the best strategy for employee retention? Go straight to the source and talk to your employees, says a recent Know Your Team posting. Talking one-on-one with your team ...
Behind every commercial or residential property in a regional insurer’s portfolio are people relying on their carrier to remain resilient...
Investors Team Up in Call for Governments to Toughen Climate Accounting
Investors managing more than $2.5 trillion have called on governments to compel companies and auditors to file financial accounts aligned with the world's net zero emissions target, a letter seen by ...
Meet ‘Spot,’ Farmers’ New Four-Legged Mobile Robot
Farmers Insurance will soon use a digitally controlled, four-legged mobile robot to assist with in-field catastrophe claims handling and non-catastrophe property inspections. Plans call for debuting ...
MGA InsurTech Foxquilt to Expand Business Offering Following $8 Million Financing Round
Foxquilt, a Toronto-based InsurTech, has raised an $8 million financing round that will support talent acquisition, product development, and further expansion across the U.S. and Canada. Luge Capital ...
The Great Return: London’s Financial Workers Come Back to the Office
On the lower floors of HSBC Holdings Plc's Canary Wharf headquarters, the desks are filling up. Traders, salespeople and close support staff not currently in the office have been told they are ...
Moody’s Closes $2B Acquisition of Cat Modeler RMS
Moody's Corp. reported that it has completed its acquisition of RMS, the climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics firm. In the transaction, originally announced on August 5, 2021. ...
The Plot Thickens in the Battle over Generali’s CEO
Two Italian tycoons who are leading investors in Generali are looking for allies after joining forces in a bid to have a say over the choice of the insurer's next chief executive, a document showed ...