The UK dominant accounting firms must separate their audit units from other businesses by June 2024 as the country’s accounting watchdog reacts to shortcomings that led to the collapse of several companies. The Financial Reporting Council is asking the so-called …
Two decades of financial disasters from Enron Inc.’s collapse in 2001 to Wirecard AG’s meltdown have left the Big Four accounting firms facing a major cultural problem that regulators may struggle to resolve. The 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) missing …
U.K. entrepreneur Luke Johnson’s efforts to save Patisserie Valerie failed as an accounting scandal pushed the bakery chain’s parent into insolvency, threatening as many as 2,800 jobs on Britain’s beleaguered shopping streets. Patisserie Holdings Plc appointed KPMG as administrator after …
A poll of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses in the UK shows over half are confused by or even unaware of the rules around the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while more than eight out of …
Some professional indemnity (PI) insurers are applying greater rigor, are being increasingly selective, or are repricing risks, for small and mid-sized law firms in England and Wales, warned Marsh in a market update. As Oct. 1 approaches – the most …
Marsh has launched a new insurance solution to assist small and mid-sized law firms in England and Wales in managing their professional indemnity (PI) risks. Available exclusively to Marsh clients, the solution uses analytics and independent performance data to model …
Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that the company’s European specialty platform has introduced a new transaction risk insurance line of business, expanding its professional lines insurance offerings in …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) has introduced Executive First Private Company Portfolio and Executive First Nonprofit Organization Portfolio policies in Asia. “Our Private Company and Nonprofit Organization Portfolio forms provide far-reaching, contemporary coverage backed by BHSI’s financial strength,” said …
ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, today announced the appointments of Geoffrey Bull, as casualty treaty underwriter, and Jaime Garcia-Anton Lopez, as professional indemnity (PI) underwriter. Bull and Garcia-Anton Lopez take up their roles immediately. Bull will …
Newline Group announced the launch of its new service company, Newline Canada Insurance Ltd., based in Toronto. Newline Group is part of the Odyssey Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings. Newline Canada will offer a suite of …
