U.S.-based Chevron Corp. was not prepared for the offshore oil leak at one of its wells, the head of environmental affairs for Brazil’s federal police said Saturday. Fabio Scliar said Chevron personnel at the well told his investigators that they …
Brazil’s president has ordered a full investigation into an oil spill near an offshore field operated by oil giant Chevron Corp. Dilma Rousseff said in a statement that she wants a “rigorous investigation” to determine responsibility for the spill near …
Officials have ordered one of Brazil’s biggest shopping malls to close due to risk of a methane gas explosion. The Sao Paulo State Environmental Protection Agency says the gas is seeping from the landfill on which the Center Norte mall …
The ACE Group of insurance and reinsurance companies has appointed Farid Eid Filho as Country President for ACE Brazil. He will be in charge of leading the company’s Brazilian operations including all property and casualty and accident and health insurance …
Pedro Purm Jr. has been selected to serve as chief executive officer for its commercial property and casualty insurance operations in Brazil, announced Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. Purm will oversee …
Crawford & Company has named Ricardo Ortega as manager of its claim operations in Brazil. Based in Sao Paulo, he will report to Mauricio Alonso, senior vice president and regional managing director for Latin America. Ortega will be responsible for …