Insurance
Flood Re to Cut Insurance Payouts to Richest UK Households
The UK’s flood insurer of last resort is unfairly favoring wealthier households and will be reformed to reduce the burden of multimillion-pound payouts, the government said Wednesday. As part of the changes, Flood Re will lower the premiums it charges …
Read More Bayer Fuels Break-Up Talk as Roundup Business Put Into Separate Unit
Bayer said on July 2 it was consolidating its U.S. Roundup business in a new unit, less than a week after scoring a major legal victory that blocked thousands of state-court lawsuits related to the weedkiller. The creation of the …
Read More Germany Charges Former Ukrainian Army Officer With Nord Stream Pipeline Attack
German federal prosecutors have charged a former Ukrainian army officer with being the co-perpetrator of a war crime over the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts, accusing him of acting on behalf of Ukrainian state entities. Prosecutors said on Thursday …
Read More Popular 14th Street DC Restaurant Settles Wage and Hour Violation Charges
A popular District of Columbia restaurant and nightclub will pay $243,350 to settle charges that it harmed employees by violating wage and hours laws. D.C. accused the company of denying employees sick leave pay, misclassifying workers as independent contractors, and …
Read More Specialist Risk Group Acquires UK-Based Broker Superian Insurance Group
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the UK specialist insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of London-based independent insurance broker Superian Insurance Group. The acquisition strengthens SRG’s ability to deliver specialist solutions to clients operating in increasingly complex and evolving risk environments, while …
Read More Europe’s Climate Adaptation Efforts Have Lagged its Net-Zero Drive
The June heatwave that broke a series of temperature records in Europe has focused minds on the urgency of adapting to global warming in a continent once complacent about its relatively gentle climate and its ambitious goals on reducing emissions. …
Read More BlueCrest Slams UK as Bad for Business After Top Court Tax Case Loss
Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital Management said the UK is “no longer a serious contender” as a place to do business after the firm lost a £200 million ($265 million) UK Supreme Court ruling over how some of its senior traders …
Read More Iran’s Floating Oil Hoard Swells as Major Buyers Stay Away
A hoard of Iranian oil is building up at sea, as the Islamic Republic struggles to find buyers before the expiry of a 60-day window granted by Washington. More than 20 million barrels of Iranian crude have been idling in …
Read More Tech and Finance Sectors Losing 28,000 Jobs Monthly Show AI Impact on Labor
Whether artificial intelligence will cause mass workforce cuts over time remains up for debate, but it is starting to leave an imprint on US employment data. A decline in payrolls in the financial-activities and information sectors — where AI adoption …
Read More People Moves: Miller Appoints Plant Head of North American Property
Miller, an independent specialist (re)insurance broker headquartered in London, appointed Kim Plant as head of North American property. Plant joins Miller from Amwins, where he served as a director in its North American property division from 2020, where he formed …
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