Bill Browder, the investor who’s made a career of chasing money launderers, says the cases he’s brought against banks so far only represent a tiny fraction of the full amount in dirty money trying to get out of Russia and …
Sears is back into court, less than one month after emerging from bankruptcy protection. The retailer was sued on Wednesday by Stanley Black & Decker Inc, which accused it of breach of contract and trademark infringement over its new line …
A series of hurricanes tore through Florida in 2005, and Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s business and residence in Palm Beach, was apparently very beaten up because Trump collected about $18.3 million in insurance payments from Aon PLC that year. When …
Lloyd’s has appointed Hayley Spink as head of Global Operations. In her new role Spink will provide operational leadership for Lloyd’s internal and market-wide programs, reporting to chief operating officer, Shirine Khoury-Haq. She joined Lloyd’s in 2007 and has served …
The so-called Troika Laundromat was a financial network set up by a Russian investment bank to help clients move money out of the country and hide it. The scheme exported about $4.8 billion over seven years, with the help of …
Lockton has hired Philip Corrigan to the role of regional chief operations officer as it looks to expand its business and expertise across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Corrigan will join a fast-growing team in the APAC offices of the world’s …
European and UK officials are pessimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in Brexit talks, with Britain accusing the bloc of intransigence and European negotiators worried that whatever they offer won’t be enough to get Parliament behind Theresa May’s deal. …
It’s not often that you hear about a $24 billion deal brewing in the financial services industry. It’s even rarer that it goes from confirmation to breakup in less than a day. On Tuesday afternoon, Aon Plc confirmed a Bloomberg …
Mayer Brown has named Paul P. Chen a partner in the corporate and securities practice in Northern California. Chen focuses on complex transactions in the insurance, financial services and health care sectors, especially deals involving technology and innovation. Chen was …
Aon plc has partnered with software company Skytek to provide real-time monitoring of insurers’ marine risks, identifying accumulations for enhanced underwriting and reinsurance programs. In an era of mega-ports and ultra-large container ships, re/insurers are highly exposed to risk accumulation …
