Climate Disaster in Amazon Rainforest Could Cascade Across Earth, Study Finds January 31, 2023 By Laura Millan Trees set ablaze in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could contribute to melting glaciers in the Himalayas and Antarctica because distant ecosystems...
French (Yes, French) Executives Are the World’s Worst Workaholics: Survey January 30, 2023 By Matthew Boyle Americans have popularized “hustle culture,” but it’s French executives who binge work the most, according to a new survey. Nearly...
Report on Mass Shootings Urges Workplace Violence Prevention Plans January 27, 2023 By Rebecca Santana As the nation reels from a week of high-profile shootings, a new report on mass attacks calls for communities to...
‘A Tale of Two Halves’ for 2022’s Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions January 27, 2023 Last year was a tale of two halves for insurance mergers and acquisitions. OPTIS Partners reports 987 agency mergers and...
CFOs Now Occupy Hottest Seat in Boardroom and Most Acute Labor Shortage January 27, 2023 It’s not just truck drivers and nurses. The most acute labor shortage for many companies right now is the chief...
British Financial Services Damaged by Slow Supervisors, Report Warns January 27, 2023 By Huw Jones Britain’s regulators can be slow, inefficient and unpredictable, raising costs and slowly damaging the financial sector’s global competitiveness, industry body...
Amazon Rainforest Is Deteriorating Too Fast for Species and Climate to Adapt: Reports January 27, 2023 By Carly Wanna Two new scientific review articles by international teams of researchers paint a bleak picture of the state of the Amazon...
Double Whammy of Insurance and Energy Costs to Trigger UK Insolvencies, PwC Warns January 26, 2023 By Irina Anghel More than 30,000 British companies went bust last year, with accountants warning of a “double whammy” to come in April...
Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Topped $130B in 2022 in 5th Costliest Year January 26, 2023 Economic losses from natural disasters in 2022 were estimated at $313 billion, with an insurance price tag of approximately $132...
No Class of 2023: Why Capital Is Sitting on the Reinsurance Sidelines January 25, 2023 By Susanne Sclafane Until investors can be convinced that property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing has caught up with recurring event losses, they’ll continue to sit...