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Cybersecurity Firm Group-IB to Split Russian, International Businesses

Cybersecurity outfit Group-IB will split its Russian and international business into two separate companies in a bid to maintain a presence in both the Russian and overseas markets, the company said on Wednesday. (Reuters issued a statement with this article: …

Ryan Specialty Expands European Presence With Launch of Madrid Office

Ryan Specialty announced it has opened an office in Madrid as a next step in the evolution of the firm’s transactional risk managing general underwriter, Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International. Madrid is the firm’s third European/UK office, the second in …

UK Government Chaos Sparks Fears in City of London of More Post-Brexit Limbo

City of London executives have expressed anxiety that the turmoil rocking the UK government may delay or derail post-Brexit reforms aimed at boosting competition and growth. The resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury, …

Ardonagh’s MGA Unit, Geo Underwriting, Acquires UK’s Lorega Holdings

Geo Underwriting, The Ardonagh Group’s MGA subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of the managing general agent Lorega Holdings Ltd. from Alcuin Capital Partners. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Lorega is the UK’s leading supplier of loss recovery …

Luxury British Jeweler Pays $7.5 Million in Crypto Ransom to Russian Hackers

Luxury British jeweler Graff Diamonds Corp. paid $7.5 million ransom in Bitcoin to a Russian hacking gang after it leaked data on the jeweler’s high-profile clients, according to a London lawsuit. Graff, that counts Middle East royalty among its client …

People Moves: MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance; DUAL Hires HDI’s Biemann for Cyber; Gallagher Re Taps Swiss Re’s Kreutzer for Nordic Region

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin, DUAL Europe, and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance, Deputy CUO MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. …

Europe’s Landmark Test of Banks’ Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected

Europe’s landmark test of banks’ resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people familiar with the matter. Even the toughest hypothetical scenarios in the European Central Bank’s climate stress test didn’t result in …

EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark Rules to Rein In Tech Giants, but Enforcement a Concern

EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators’ limited resources. In addition to the rules …

Tesla Software Glitch Affects 59,000 Vehicles Globally: German Road Traffic Agency

FRANKFURT – Germany’s road traffic agency said it was recalling Tesla models Y and 3 because of a fault in the automatic emergency call system that affects 59,000 vehicles globally. The KBA watchdog said on its website dated June 29 …

Del Vecchio’s Successor Shares Same Vision for Building Generali Into European Leader

Leonardo Del Vecchio’s right-hand man was named on Monday to succeed the Italian billionaire — who died last week — as chairman of the family’s Delfin holding company. Francesco Milleri, the 63-year-old appointed on June 28 to follow Del Vecchio …

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