Posts by Hometown Insurance
Singapore’s Income Insurance, Allianz in Talks on Potential Transaction
Singapore’s Income Insurance Ltd is in discussion with Allianz regarding a transaction relating to its shares in Income Insurance, it said in a statement on Friday. The company added in the statement that there is no assurance that any transaction …
Read More Insured Flood Losses in Germany Could Range From US$2.1B to US$3.2B: Moody’s RMS
Insured losses from floods that hit Central Europe between Thursday, May 30 and Monday, June 3 in Germany will likely fall within the range of €2 billion to €3 billion (US$2.1 billion to US$3.2 billion), according to Moody’s RMS Event …
Read More Hurricane Season Ushered in With a Deluge in South Florida
Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers. The disorganized storm system was …
Read More Mubadala Proposal to Sell Insurtech Startup Wefox Opposed by Founders
Mubadala Investment Co. has proposed selling troubled insurance tech startup Wefox Holding AG to UK insurance broker Ardonagh Group Ltd. in a deal opposed by the German firm’s founders. The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has told Wefox shareholders it …
Read More Evergrande Liquidation Law Firm Probes PwC, Others to Recoup Creditor Losses: Sources
Lawyers appointed by the liquidators of China Evergrande Group 3333.HK are investigating some of the property developer’s service providers including its former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, to potentially recoup losses for creditors, three sources said. Evergrande, once China’s largest property developer, was …
Read More On a Warming Planet, Outdoor Concerts Need a New Safety Playbook
Just before Ana Clara Benevides lost consciousness, she likely found it hard to breathe. Packed with 60,000 people in Rio de Janeiro’s Nilton Santos Stadium for a Nov. 17 Taylor Swift concert — amidst a heat wave with a “real …
Read More Ship on Fire Near Yemen After Second Attack in as Many Days
A small cargo ship was on fire after being hit by three projectiles while sailing in the Gulf of Aden, marking the second significant incident in two days and a fresh ramp up of attacks. The attack on the Verbena …
Read More Britain’s ‘Quiet Quitters’ Are Costing the Economy £257 Billion
The UK economy lost more than £257 billion ($327 billion) in potential output because of demotivated workers last year, adding to a productivity crisis that’s left the country falling behind other wealthy nations. Just one in 10 UK workers were …
Read More Marsh: Cyber Extortion Reached Record High in US and Canada in 2023
Multiple companies in the U.S. and Canada experienced a record number of cyber extortion events in 2023 and unprecedented demands, a new report from Marsh shows. The report, Ransomware: A persistent challenge in cyber insurance claims, also showed an increasing …
Read More Snowflake to Close Probe Into Cyberattack Targeting Clients
Snowflake Inc. plans to close its own investigation this week into a hacking campaign that ensnared as many as 165 of its customers. The cloud data and analytics company hasn’t detected any unauthorized access into customer accounts since early last …
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