RSA Ireland sees Covid business interruption claims running to €46m
Dundrum-based company, led by Kevin Thompson, recorded €12.6m loss in 2020
Cop26: Are big business’s net-zero plans even credible?
Emission-cutting proposals do not force commerce to rectify actions imminently
Munich Re Automation Solutions to create 60 roles with €16m investment
Highly skilled jobs will accelerate the development of new cloud products and services
Greener finance: ‘The tectonic plates are shifting in investing’
Almost everything now has an eco-friendly version – including your investments
Lloyd’s of London expects €5bn hit from Covid-19 claims
Insurer records €433m loss in first half of year as global pandemic bill could top €84bn
Insurers bet pandemic will usher in era of higher returns
Industry expects wave of Covid-19 claims will prove catalyst for lasting price increases
Coronavirus panic sweeps through global markets
Iseq all-share index ends day over 2.6 per cent in the red and over 11.5 per cent down for the week
Teckro to add 45 jobs in Dublin
New hires will be in engineering, data science, design and usability, quality and product management
Teckro bolsters leadership team ahead of expansion
Company appoints former Icon executive Brendan Buckley as chief medical officer
Lender to offer €150m in loans for construction development
Seen & Heard: Facebook eyes more floors for staff while City Bins plans acquisition spree
Nissan Leaf gets approval for vehicle-to-grid use in Germany
Leaf is the first electric vehicle to qualify as a backstop for the German power grid
AIG snaps up UK life insurance business from Munich Re
Ellipse covers around 370,000 people from its London base
European markets buoyed up by insurance heavyweights
Fashion retailer H&M declines and consumer goods giant Unilever loses ground
Volatility reigns although feared global wipeout partially stalls
Extreme fluctuations in US trading blight markets in Europe, though panic recedes
The Irish firm behind the bright idea to sell light as a service
Innovation awards finalist UrbanVolt helps firms switch to sustainable energy
Entrepreneur’s 80,000 light bulb moments key to industry ‘step change’
UrbanVolt’s ‘energy service’ provides LEDs free to clients and then shares the savings
London’s share of global reinsurance market is shrinking
The City’s position as world centre for the insurance industry is under threat
Posturing and lobbying obscure financial future
Cantillon: Here’s why new jobs mentioned in the IFS 2020 report may never materialise
Insurers paid out $50bn for natural disasters in 2016
Japanese earthquakes, Chinese floods most expensive disasters recorded last year
Frankfurt is better placed than Dublin to capture post-Brexit business
But ‘Financial Times’ research shows that Dublin is out in front for insurance
Private-sector bonds boldly go where none has gone before
Negative yields on private-sector debt the latest symptom of dysfunctional markets
German DAX hits 2016 high boosted by Wall Street and earnings
Iseq also closes higher with Bank of Ireland, Ryanair and Dalata among the gainers
Energy firms push European equities up
Mixed results in Dublin but pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline provides boost in London
In a world of negative rates borrowers get paid and savers penalised
It’s an upside-down world of modern monetary policy but experts say it’s here to stay
US blizzard: Clean up begins as storm retreats leaving 29 dead
New York city rebounds but Washingtonshuts government offices for Monday
Law firm defends use of charities to help hedge funds cut tax bills
Matheson’s Medb Charitable Trust, Badb Charitable Trust and Eurydice Charitable Trust own shares in Irish companies linked to global financial institutions
Merger of Dublin-based insurers to create $11bn reinsurer
Combination of Axis Capital and PartnerRe will be among world’s largest
Low claims lift reinsurer profits but competition bites
Swiss Re and Hannover Re play down expected financial hit from aviation losses
Munich Re unveils plans for fresh share buyback
Low interest rates and tough reinsurance price competition crimp earnings prospects
Shares slump to four-month low as sell-off continues
Some $2.9 trillion has been wiped off global equities so far this year
ESB, unions and Government to meet to defuse row over €1.7bn pension gap
Company sells power plant stake for €160m
Shadow looms over plan to export solar power from Sahara to Europe
The Desertec project has cooled following a split over when to begin sending natural energy from Africa to Europe
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