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El Niño Sees African Union Insurance Agency Pay Out $60 Million

The African Union’s climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help them offset the impact of a drought that’s been driven by the El Niño weather pattern, its director general said. …

Specialist Casualty MGA Casper Secures New Capacity Partners, Chaucer and TMK

Casper Specialty UK Ltd., the casualty-focused MGA and independent sister company to the broker Miller, announced it had secured two new capacity providers, as it enters its second year of trading. Chaucer and TMK have joined Argenta to provide additional …

Acrisure Expands UK Footprint With Two Deals in Southern England

Acrisure, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based insurance broker and fintech specialist, announced it has completed two acquisitions, expanding its southern England region, which is managed by Sutton Winson, Acrisure’s largest UK acquisition to date. Financial details of the two deals were …

Australia’s Qantas to Pay $79M to Settle Flight Cancellation Case

Australia’s Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already canceled flights, in an attempt to end a reputational crisis that has engulfed the airline. The …

EU Aims to Target 11 Russian Ships Involved in Sanctions-Busting

The European Union has proposed restrictions on 11 vessels that contribute to Russia’s ability to sustain its war against Ukraine. The proposed measures, if approved by member states, would ban the ships from accessing EU ports and anchorage zones, and …

HSB Opens Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

HSB announced the opening of a new office location in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia, on May 6. “One of our strategic priorities is to increase accessibility to HSB’s inspection and engineering services, particularly in growing markets such as Saudi Arabia,” said …

Oil Majors Offered Faster Nigerian Exit if They Pay for Cleanup, Compensation

Major oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil and Shell, that aim to exit Nigeria’s onshore oil can get quicker approval to do so if they take responsibility for spills rather than wait for authorities to apportion blame, the regulator said …

Red Sea Disruption to Shipping Could Cut Asia-Europe Capacity by 20%: Maersk

Disruption to Red Sea container shipping is rising, Maersk said on Monday, forecasting this will cut the industry’s capacity between Asia and Europe by up to 20% in the second quarter. Maersk and other shipping companies have diverted vessels around …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys Health Insurance Consultants Australia

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based broker, announced the acquisition of Melbourne, Victoria-based Health Insurance Consultants Australia (HICA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HICA is a specialist health insurance consultancy and brokerage firm serving corporate …

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes O’Malley as Chief Client & Distribution Officer, Americas; GC&C Taps Puerta From QBE as Head of Mediterranean & Latin America

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C). A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes O’Malley as Chief Client & Distribution Officer, Americas AXA XL has …

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