Insurance
Jensten Completes Acquisition of UK-Based One Broker Group
Jensten, the London-based independent insurance broking group, has now completed the acquisition of East Anglia, England-based One Broker Group, following approval from the UK regulator. Its largest acquisition to date, the deal provides Jensten with a significant new regional centre …
Read More New Swiss Capital Rules Set to Spur $20 Billion Bond Overhaul for Insurers
Insurance companies in Switzerland are set to repay billions in mostly discounted old-style bonds over the next decade as changes to the country’s capital rules take effect next year. There are nearly $20 billion of subordinated notes that Swiss insurers …
Read More Howden Scotland Buys Commercial Insurance Broker Neilson Laurence & Neil
Howden Scotland, formerly known as Bruce Stevenson, announced the acquisition of Neilson Laurence & Neil, the Glasgow-based UK specialist commercial insurance broker. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Through the acquisition, Neilson Laurence & Neil will fully integrate …
Read More Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting Pollution Will Accelerate Global Warming
Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change. That’s the unpalatable conclusion reached by scientists poring over the …
Read More FIO’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Data Collection Finalized
The Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office finalized its proposed Climate-Related Financial Risk Data Collection. The FIO in June released a report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and regulation, calling state regulatory efforts fragmented and limited. …
Read More New FTC Court Filing: Amazon Made $1B Through Secret Price Algorithm
Amazon.com used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed up prices U.S. households paid by more than $1 billion, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission detailed in a new court …
Read More Tesla Wins First US Autopilot Trial Involving Fatal Crash
Tesla on Oct. 31 won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory for the automaker as it faces several other lawsuits and federal investigations related to the same …
Read More Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers
Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers and couriers can obtain unemployment benefits, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday. The ride-sharing company agreed to begin …
Read More Lawmakers Advance Bill to Increase Transparency of Pennsylvania’s Universities
An effort supporters say will boost transparency in several leading Pennsylvania universities passed the House of Representatives on Monday, while the universities’ annual state subsidies remain snarled in the Legislature in a partisan funding dispute. The bill passed 201-1. It …
Read More Neglect Has Hastened Patient Deaths at Montana Psychiatric Hospital, Lawsuit Says
Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has been so poorly run for decades that patients are unsafe and not treated with dignity and respect, which combined with a pattern of understaffing, lack of training and neglect has hastened the deaths of two …
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