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PwC Starts Mass China Layoffs After Losing Dozens of Clients

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is cutting staff across its China operations, according to people familiar with the matter, after an exodus of corporate clients diminished the accounting firm’s revenue prospects in the country. At least 100 staffers from different teams at PwC …

Caribbean Braces for Economic Punch After Season’s Deadly 1st Hurricane

Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to the maximum Category 5 level, after it left a trail of destruction on Jamaica and islands of the eastern …

UK Hospital Hack Leaves Kidney Patients at Higher Risk of Heart Failure

Regular blood tests are critical for 46-year-old Londoner Amit Sanchadev, who relies on dialysis to keep him alive after his only functioning kidney failed in 2016. He wakes up at 6 a.m. three times a week to plug himself into …

People Moves: Incline P&C Group Appoints Galiardo as Chief Actuary/Chief Underwriting Officer and Urban as Chief Development Officer

Incline P&C Group, headquartered in Austin, Texas, appointed Scott Galiardo as chief actuary and chief underwriting officer for commercial and specialty lines and Tony Urban as the chief development officer. In this newly created role, Galiardo will develop Incline P&C …

Canada Insurers Investing in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks Grow: Shareholder Group

Canada’s top property and casualty insurers have invested more than C$19.5 billion ($14.30 billion) in fossil fuels production at a time when climate change is driving up risks for the industry, according to a report by a shareholder advocacy group. …

Insurance Broker TWFG Aims to Raise Up to $176M in IPO

Insurance broker TWFG, backed by reinsurer RenaissanceRe, said on Tuesday it is aiming to raise as much as $176 million in its initial public offering in the United States. TWFG is offering 11 million shares at a price range of …

Viewpoint: Premium Audits Help Insurers Navigate Regulatory Compliance

Leading carriers and managing general agents (MGAs) are increasingly seeking to assess their premium income via audits to ensure exposures are reported accurately, while tackling potential premium leakage and addressing possible non-compliance with state regulatory and rating bureau guidelines. How …

Marsh McLennan Agency to Acquire The Horton Group

Marsh McLennan Agency said it has a definite agreement to buy Illinois-based brokerage The Horton Group, Inc. Terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close during the third quarter 2024. “We have been impressed by the Horton team …

CSU Research Team Increases Atlantic Hurricane Forecast

Hurricane Beryl got the respected team of researchers at Colorado State University to rethink its forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season, which has already seen three named storms. CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Science now calls for an “extremely active” total …

Oxendine Asks Judge to Go Easy on Sentencing. Former Commissioners Weigh In

Federal prosecutors want former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve 44 months in prison and pay $700,000 in restitution after his guilty plea to health care fraud conspiracy. But Oxendine is urging the judge to reduce the penalty. “Mr. …

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