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Africa’s Largest Insurer, Samlam, Partners With Allianz on $2.1 Billion Deal

Sanlam Ltd., Africa’s largest insurer, agreed to form a joint venture with Germany’s Allianz SE that will combine their assets on the continent valued at 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) and help the partnership expand. Sanlam and Allianz will fold …

EU Seeks to Target Russia’s Global Oil Exports With Insurance, Services Ban

The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that could dramatically impair Moscow’s ability to ship its oil anywhere in the world. The bloc is proposing to ban European …

Lessor Avolon Reports $304M Impairment Over Seized Russian Aircraft

Major aircraft lessor Avolon recorded a first-quarter impairment of $304 million to cover the full financial impact of having 10 jets still stuck in Russia following European Union sanctions that forced the termination of all Russian leases. Ireland’s Avolon said …

Pay for UK Financial Services Workers Surges at Double National Rate

Pay for financial services workers in the UK has surged at double the pace for the rest of the economy since the pandemic began, widening inequality at a time when consumer spending power is being squeezed. The Institute for Fiscal …

Global Supply Chain Woes Worsen, With Major Ports Facing Long Delays: Report

Global supply chain problems look to set to worsen, a new report published on Tuesday said, as China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other strains cause even longer delays at ports and drive up costs. The study by …

Berkshire Hathaway’s Buffett Talks Nuclear Risk and Tribalism

Shareholders attending Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday had questions about what will happen to the conglomerate when Chairman Warren Buffett is no longer around to lead it. They also wanted to know how external problems of the world would …

Another Strems Law Firm Attorney Suspended by Florida Supreme Court

Fallout from the infamous Strems Law Firm’s litigation practices in Florida continues. Two years after Coral Gables plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems was suspended from practice for filing thousands of unnecessary lawsuits against property insurers and violating other Bar rules, and …

BXS Insurance Morphing to Cadence After Mississippi-Texas Bank Merger

The nation’s second-largest bank-owned insurance brokerage, BXS Insurance, is changing its brand name to Cadence Insurance, the company announced. The BXSI name is changing but the people are not, CEO Markham McKnight said in a news release. The rebranding comes …

Jury Awards $15M in Wrongful Death of University of Virginia Lacrosse Player

A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found Monday. George Huguely V is currently serving a 23-year …

Insurtech Joyn Adds Business Coverages in Five Western States

Insurance technology company Joyn Insurance Services Inc. announced that it will offer coverage in an additional five states for effective dates beginning June 1. The company is adding property, general liability, and excess lines of coverage in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, …

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