For the fourth straight year the number of pirate attacks against ships has risen, with hijackings off the coast of Somalia accounting for 92 percent of all ship seizures, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).

Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker Lockton said it has received approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to open a new branch office in China, based in Beijing.

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