This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Zurich Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names UK Leaders for Reinsurance Solutions Insurance broker Aon plc outlined the new simplified structure of its Reinsurance …
Polluters like water or energy companies that befoul UK rivers and seas or spill waste will face unlimited penalties and tougher sanctions, according to expanded government legislation announced on Wednesday. The government plans to scrap the current £250,000 limit on …
Canada’s banking regulator on Tuesday proposed changes to capital adequacy guidelines that would require lenders and mortgage insurers to hold more funds to better manage risks from a sharp rise in home loan rates. Variable home loan rates have risen …
Deutsche Bank AG, Commerzbank AG and ING Groep NV are among dozens of companies worldwide whose client data were compromised when a criminal hacking group exploited a security flaw in a file transfer tool. The attackers obtained access to data …
Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a cybersecurity firm report seen by Reuters. …
The insurer Swiss Re said on Wednesday that it planned to promote its deputy chairman Jacques de Vaucleroy to the role of permanent chairman of the board after his predecessor Sergio Ermotti resigned to lead UBS. The reshuffle is part …
One of the world’s top insurers is mulling offloading its property reinsurance business in a bid to cut its exposure to natural disasters like hurricanes, according to three people familiar with the matter. French insurer AXA SA has been discussing …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday classified the recall of certain electrosurgery tools manufactured by a Johnson & Johnson unit as “most serious,” saying their use could lead to injuries or death. The U.S. health regulator said …
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises by the parents of an 18-month-old girl who died after slipping through her grandfather’s hands and falling through an open cruise ship window. The 11th U.S. Circuit …
A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling that a Scottsdale Insurance commercial policy for a community center excludes almost all non-weather water damage. It’s the type of “infuriating” exclusion that plaintiffs’ attorneys and some brokers have said …
