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...According to an index from insurance broker Marsh, global commercial insurance rates rose in the final three months of last year, the 25th straight quarter of increases....
...The flood maps that Fema uses to set premiums for its federally underwritten National Flood Insurance Program — which is how most Americans get flood insurance — are outdated....
...Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called on activists to knock on 5mn doors “to bring the blue wall tumbling down” at the UK general election as his party targets older voters following the chancellor...
...“The big question is, can the PE firms be a trusted owner of a life insurance company?” said Isabelle Santenac, global insurance leader at consultancy EY....
...The Belgian company reinforced the idea that this is a cut-price, opportunistic bid, with a second cash-and-shares proposal of about 239p per share....
...Regulatory scrutiny of the special risks presented by private equity ownership of life insurance companies has climbed, after Italy’s Eurovita — another life insurer majority owned through Cinven funds —...
...Unemployment insurance claims are low. The four-week average of initial claims is below where it spent most of 2023, and on par with 2019 levels....
...On a media call, Simões stressed that would include “a clear strategy and a simpler investment case”....
...Other stories that have been keeping us busy this week: Credit companies are having their day in the sun....
...What counts as ‘blue’? Attwell, of Sustainable Fitch, expects further growth in the blue bond market this year, helped by the emergence of clear standards for the space....
...there are concerns that younger workers can pathologise the normal ebbs and flows of life, Duffy points out that “it’s a much better position . . . to talk openly about mental health challenges — that’s a clear...
...January: cold weather, Blue Monday and the month of that time-honoured ritual of the old insurance policy renewal two-step. You know the dance....
...The restrictions set out by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday would apply to any takeover that created a bank with more than $50bn in assets, and increase for any deal above $100bn....
...“It is clear that the government should carry out extraordinary supervision of insurance papers and see if there is an opportunity to stop the boats.”...
...Blue Skye’s two financiers have also raised questions over Elliott’s continuing influence over the club....
...In July 2022, the firm secured a €7bn pool to lend to European midmarket companies, the largest fund it has ever raised....
...Additional reporting by Ivan Levingston This article was amended after publication to make clear that higher interest rates had driven the improvement in pension scheme funding levels...
...It also said companies should allocate clear executive responsibilities for looking at the risks from margin calls, “to ensure effective and timely decision making by senior management and boards”....
...Rising costs, such as rapidly increasing flood insurance premiums in Miami, also threaten rental yields....
...Then we crossed the line definitively, heading south into the clear blue Tapajós....
...It’s not clear, but Wigg has three main ideas: The quality of small cap companies has declined, with lower growth, weaker profits and more fragile balance sheets....
...Insurance prices are surging as companies look to repair their margins after years of significant losses from severe weather to insured properties, exacerbated by inflation in rebuild costs....
...The repercussions, however, are clear given the rise in private equity-backed takeovers and a growing roster of companies, such as Tui, CRH and Ferguson, opting to move their listing overseas....
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