Alta Signa Europe B.V., the European boutique managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s coverholder, announced the opening of an office in Switzerland, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion strategy in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region. Based …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based broker, announced that its specialist underwriting subsidiary Pen Underwriting has acquired Ireland’s Wrightway Underwriting Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Wexford, Ireland, Wrightway is a managing general …
Greenhouse gases produced by human activity made the recent deadly flooding in Brazil twice as likely as it would have been in the preindustrial era, according to a rapid analysis of the event by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international …
Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country’s shipping minister told Reuters on Tuesday. Up to 850 oil tankers are estimated …
Services at several London hospitals were disrupted after a provider that helps manage blood transfusions and lab services was hit by a ransomware attack. Lab services provider Synnovis confirmed the attack in a statement on Tuesday and said it was …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at broker Aon and HDI Global UK & Ireland. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Reese as CFO, Succeeding Davies Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Edmund Reese …
Insurers are preparing for an above-average loss event as a result of floods in southern Germany. “The pictures from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg foreshadow the worst. Our companies are already receiving many claims reports,” according to Jörg Asmussen, managing director of …
Chartered insurance broker Verlingue Ltd. has established a new dedicated construction practice to serve the UK’s fast-growing construction industry. The practice, led by Harvey Monk, sales director South, brings together a team of specialists from across Verlingue in one streamlined …
Toyota Motor Corp. and other carmakers embroiled in a fresh certification scandal halted shipments of a handful of models and saw their offices raided by government officials, but the impact on their customers and operations appears to be limited. Honda …
Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a sign of how hard it will be to clamp down on an activity that has alarmed …
