Countries at the U.N. shipping agency struck a deal on Friday on a global fuel emissions standard for the maritime sector, which will impose an emissions fee on ships that breach it and reward vessels burning cleaner fuels. The U.S. …
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Just over a month since insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it had a definitive agreement in place to buy Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion, the deal is closed. Gallagher said April 10 that the acquisition of San …
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Dallas-based Novatae Risk Management, part of World Insurance Associates, has purchased Ajax Specialty Insurance, a wholesaler based in Atlanta. Andy Bierbaum is the owner of Ajax. He founded the company in 2012 and in 2018 brought in co-owner and partner …
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Resilience, the specialist in cyber risk solutions, announced the introduction of coverage for technology errors and omissions (tech E&O) in the UK and Europe, supported through a new partnership with Accredited Insurances. Resilience now offers tech E&O coverage for clients …
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The US has decided – again – to upend the global trading system. With the latest raft of tariffs just beginning to kick in, and after a week in which markets worldwide fell precipitously, the Trump administration announced that it …
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Sweden ousted the country’s chief financial regulator amid a controversy over an apparent conflict of interest. Daniel Barr, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority, will leave his position on June 19 to work at another government office, according to a …
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Sarah Palin and the New York Times are headed back to a courtroom where the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate will try convincing a second jury the newspaper defamed her in an editorial about gun control. A …
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Willis, a WTW business headquartered in New York City, appointed Dom Spinelli as head of transactional insurance claims for North America. He leads the claims function within Willis’ Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions (AAIS) industry vertical division, overseeing the entire life …
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Duracell battery maker was accused by chemical producer BASF SE of stealing trade secrets about lithium ion battery technology. BASF, the world’s biggest chemical maker by revenue, claims in a lawsuit that Duracell, owned by Buffett’s …
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James “Jay” Robinson, formerly with Aon, has joined World Insurance Associates as Southeast division revenue leader, the brokerage announced. Robinson has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and recently was senior vice president and sales director …
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