Rebuilding from this month’s floods in Slovenia will cost €7 billion ($7.6 billion) over the next five years, Prime Minister Robert Golob said. The government is preparing new legislation to serve as a road map for reconstruction after the worst …
The Australian government has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit which alleged it had failed to disclose climate change-related risks to investors in the country’s sovereign bonds, court filings showed. The terms of the settlement, if approved by the …
More than 30 investors have called on proxy advisor ISS to improve the guidance it gives to clients wanting companies to decarbonize faster, saying its policies had failed to keep pace with rising climate change risks. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) …
Alix Popham traveled the world as a rugby player. He played 33 times for Wales and competed at two Rugby World Cups, and even got to meet Nelson Mandela before a match in South Africa. Or so he’s told. He …
Reliance Industries Ltd. is in discussions with global and domestic executive headhunters to find a leader for Jio Financial Services Ltd.’s newly created insurance business, according to people familiar with the matter. Executives from Reliance have met several firms in …
Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers, making it more difficult and costly to do business amid a surge in demand for …
Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down on Tuesday, forcing the closure of 14 assembly plants. The disruption shut down a system that is …
Super Typhoon Saola pummeled the south of Taiwan early Wednesday with strong winds and heavy rain, shutting offices and canceling some flights before heading to Hong Kong. Authorities in Taiwan, where no typhoon has made landfall since 2019, closed offices …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Starr Insurance, Arch Reinsurance and Fidelis MGU. A summary of these new hires follows here. Starr Names Chen CEO of Starr Singapore Starr Insurance announced that Sean Chen, a 14-year member …
Dutch insurer NN Group NV may increase premiums further as extreme weather patterns become more prevalent, Chief Executive Officer David Knibbe said. While NN benefited from benign weather conditions in the first half of the year, the July storm in …
