Last year’s recipient was Troy Firth of Spartansburg Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes landowners who inspire others to consider conservation opportunities on their land. (Courtesy image) Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Singaporean billionaire is seeking to oust his son as chief executive of the family’s property company, accusing him of attempting a boardroom coup and poor business decisions. Kwek Leng Beng, executive chair of Singapore’s … Read more
Tower Hill Insurance Exchange, a Florida homeowners and commercial property insurance underwriter, has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its second time, seeking $100 million or more in Florida named storm reinsurance from this Winston Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance.A year ago, Tower Hill Insurance Exchange secured $400 million of reinsurance from its debut … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves wants to breathe fresh life into a scheme linking the London and Shanghai stock exchanges, as she touts financial services as the “highlight” of Britain’s economic relations with China during a visit starting … Read more
A worker activist has sued the Department of Labor (DOL) to force the release of records surrounding the deaths of three workers at New Jersey Amazon workplaces in 2022. The lawsuit says DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which Amazon says opened investigations into all three deaths, has not responded to a freedom of … Read more