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May Pleads for ‘Just One More Push’ to Break Brexit Deadlock
Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to make "just one more push" to break the deadlock over Brexit by offering her changes to a deal to help persuade Britain's deeply ...
Emerging Markets Will Continue Driving Insurance Industry Growth: Swiss Re
Emerging markets will remain the growth engine of the global economy and insurance industry over the next decade, reflecting a continuing shift of economic power from west to east, according to Swiss ...
ChainThat Will Debut Blockchain-Driven Risk and Capital Exchange in Bermuda
A blockchain-driven risk and capital exchange for the insurance and reinsurance market is set to be launched in Bermuda later this year by ChainThat. The exchange will allow broker, reinsurance and ...
Still No Brexit Deal Despite Plenty of Compromises From UK PM May
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to get her Brexit deal rewritten in Brussels to make it acceptable to Parliament. Since her deal was defeated by a massive 230 votes on Jan 15, May has made ...
Berkshire Hathaway Launches Irish Insurance Subsidiary for Post-Brexit Operations
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group is readying for Brexit with news that its European division is launching an Irish subsidiary that will operate in the European Union. Based in Dublin, the Berkshire ...
Insurers, Other Finance Firms Get 15-Month Regulatory Grace Period if No-Deal Brexit
British regulators will give banks, asset managers, insurers and brokers until mid-2020 to fully comply with rules that replace European Union law in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Bank of ...
Pool Re Sells First Terror Catastrophe Bond
A U.K. reinsurer has sold the first terror catastrophe bond, giving investors the chance to lock in high yields in return for taking on terrorism risks. The 75 million-pound ($99 million) three-year ...
EU Pushes for Brexit Delay, With Length of Postponement at Issue
The European Union has made no secret that it thinks Prime Minister Theresa May should delay Brexit day. The question is, for how long. May on Tuesday promised the British Parliament a vote on a ...