INSURANCE NEWS

Gallagher Re Launches Climate Risk Resilience Practice, Led by World Bank’s Bavandi

Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, announced it has launched a global practice focusing on public sector and climate resilience solutions, with responsibility for developing Gallagher Re’s core offering globally and driving profitability as well as developmental impact. Antoine Bavandi …
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People Moves: Miller Expands Into Media & Entertainment; Aon Re Names Carpenter’s Toffanello Head of Italy; SiriusPoint’s Sawyer Rejoins AXA XL for U.S. Casualty Re

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Miller, Aon Reinsurance Solutions in Italy, and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Expands Into Media & Entertainment With Bramwell Hire Miller, the London-based …
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Europe Asset Managers Eye Halting Non-ESG Products to Meet Net-Zero Goals: Survey

Over two-thirds of European asset managers and distributors are considering halting the launch or distribution of products that do not comply with environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, a survey by PwC Luxembourg showed on Monday. Flows into ESG funds …
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Generali Investor Del Vecchio Dies at 87

Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Italian entrepreneur who started with a tiny optics workshop in the Dolomite mountains and ended up as the undisputed world leader in eyewear, has died. He was 87. His death was reported by Italian daily Corriere …
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G-7 Eyes Cap on Price of Russian Oil via Insurance, Shipping Restrictions

Group of Seven nations are discussing a cap on the price of Russian oil that would work by imposing restrictions on insurance and shipping, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential mechanism would only allow the transportation of …
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Wall Street Banks Quietly Test Cyber Defenses at Treasury’s Direction

With global tensions rising over Ukraine, the cutthroat competitiveness of the US financial sector is yielding to partnership over the conviction that a cyberattack against even a group of minor banks – or a third-party service provider – could imperil …
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Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs

A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential criminal liability, legal …
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Russia Defaults on Foreign-Currency Debt for 1st Time in More Than a Century

Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors. For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the …
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After Halting New Business in Florida, Bankers CEO Faults Reinsurers’ Excessive Price Hikes

Two more Florida property insurers have stopped accepting new business in the state. One of them blamed it partly on unfair and unexpectedly large price increases from reinsurers this year. The other carrier said that, despite reinsurance issues, it will …
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Court Says Woman Can Sue Harvard for Distress Over Enslaved Ancestors’ Photos

A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for emotional distress, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Thursday. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court partly vacated …
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Maine Agency Faces Backlash, Loses Carriers After Juneteenth Posting

An independent insurance agency in Millinocket, Maine has lost three of its carrier partners and continues to face backlash on social media and in its community after posting a racially-charged sign on its door on Monday, the Juneteenth holiday. “Juneteenth …
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Cyber Insurtechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition

Insurtechs and insurance companies are “breaking down the wall” that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together to tackle dynamic cyber risk. “We’re all trying to solve the same problem,” said Lori Bailey, chief insurance officer at …
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