July 17, 2008
The current global risk environment is a time to “analyze operations and take the tough decisions necessary to ensure survival in any downturn,” Julian James, a senior executive with global insurance broker Lockton, told an international audience of insurance industry …
July 10, 2008
Back-office firm WNS (Holdings) Ltd said it acquired insurer Aviva’s business process offshoring (BPO) business for about $228 million, a deal that will give the company $1 billion worth of outsourced work over a period of eight years. WNS also …
July 10, 2008
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed the following members to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission: Edward W. Tonini, of Frankfort, is the adjutant general of Kentucky for the Department of Military Affairs. The appointment replaces Donald C. Storm. Robert N. Francis, …
July 10, 2008
World Trade Organization mediators in Geneva put the final touches to new negotiating texts on Thursday that will serve as the blueprint for an outline deal in the WTO’s long-running Doha round, trade officials said. The chairmen of talks in …
July 8, 2008
The European Union and India said on Monday they were committed to a world trade deal that takes account of services as well as agriculture and industrial goods. A joint statement issued after Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath and EU …
July 7, 2008
New York will ease regulatory barriers that are “openly discriminating” against foreign reinsurers, Democratic Gov. David Paterson told reporters. Paterson, the state’s first black governor, who is also legally blind, joked when describing the complaints of insurers with whom he …
July 7, 2008
Hint: Learn Before You Go The ancient expression “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is used to warn friends and colleagues to respect and adapt to the culture of places that they visit. In the insurance industry, that …
July 7, 2008
Hint: Learn Before You Go The ancient expression “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is used to warn friends and colleagues to respect and adapt to the culture of places that they visit. In the insurance industry, that …
July 2, 2008
The Group of Eight major industrialized countries (G8) meeting next week in Japan cannot by themselves set effective long-term world goals on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the White House said on Tuesday. “With evidence mounting of rapidly rising emissions from …
June 27, 2008
New York will hire more minority- and women-owned debt underwriters, lawyers and risk managers and ease regulatory barriers that are “openly discriminating” against foreign reinsurers, Democratic Gov. David Paterson told reporters Thursday. Paterson, the state’s first black governor, who is …