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International General Insurance Holdings Begins Trading at Lloyd’s on May 9
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it will begin trading for the first time at Lloyd’s on May 9, 2024, demonstrating the company’s long-term commitment to the London market. Located in the Lloyd’s underwriting room at One Lime Street, IGI …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches Insurance for EU Crypto-Asset Service Providers
Insurance broker Marsh announced the launch of MiCAssure, a proprietary insurance solution for crypto-asset service providers such as custodians, exchanges, and administrators operating within the European Union (EU), which are required to comply with the forthcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation …
Read More Worsening Weather Igniting $25 Billion Weather Derivatives Market
Marty Malinow’s mom never could get her head around what her son did for a living. To friends, she said he was “a stockbroker that does something with the weather.” Malinow couldn’t really object — he knew most people had …
Read More Saudi Arabian Fintech Firm Rasan Plans to Sell 30% Stake in Riyadh IPO
Saudi Arabian fintech firm Rasan intends to sell a 30% stake in its Riyadh initial public offering, making it one of the first companies from the sector to go public in the kingdom. Rasan and its investors will offer 22.7 …
Read More Typhoon Season in Northwest Pacific Seen Less Active Than Normal
Typhoon activity in the Northwest Pacific region is expected to be about 20% below normal this year, forecaster Tropical Storm Risk said in its first outlook of the season. The London-based group said it expects 15 typhoons, seven of which …
Read More World Extends Run of Heat Records for 11th Month in a Row
April was the Earth’s 11th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, with warmer weather already sweeping across Asia and a hotter-than-usual summer expected in Europe. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said last month’s temperatures globally were 1.58C (2.8F) above …
Read More Full Repairs to Damaged Red Sea Internet Cables Delayed by Yemen Political Splits
Full repairs to three submarine internet cables damaged in the Red Sea in February are being held up by disputes over who controls access to infrastructure in Yemeni waters. The Yemeni government has granted permits for the repair of two …
Read More Company to Pay $650K Over Child Labor Violations at Meat Processing Facilities
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa …
Read More Clergy Sexual Abuse Probe Targets New Orleans Catholic Church Leaders
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to …
Read More Cyber Startup Wiz Raises $1B in Private Funds, Valued at $12B
U.S.-Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz said on Tuesday it raised $1 billion in a private funding round that values the four-year old company at $12 billion. Wiz, which has raised $1.9 billion since its founding in 2020, said the funds …
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