Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for Specialty Insurer Beazley January 20, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Jan-Henrik Förster Zurich Insurance Group AG has gone public with a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) bid to buy Beazley Plc, increasing pressure...
Toscafund Is Said to Explore Sale of Portuguese Insurer Caravela January 19, 2026 Toscafund Asset Management and other minority shareholders of Caravela Seguros are exploring a sale of the Portuguese insurer, according to...
Trump’s Greenland Threat Puts Europe Inc Back in Tariff Crosshairs January 19, 2026 By Adam Jourdan, Christoph Steitz and Sybille de La Hamaide Just as European companies were getting used to last year’s hard-won U.S. trade tariff deals, President Donald Trump has put...
Chile Declares Catastrophe as Deadly Fires Force Evacuations January 19, 2026 By Andrea Jaramillo Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two southern regions of the country where raging wildfires have...
South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Floods January 19, 2026 By Eric Ombok South Africa declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country. Heavy...
California Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Letter to xAI January 16, 2026 California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent xAI a cease-and-desist letter that orders the company to immediately halt the creation and...
Allstate Can Proceed With Recovery in Texas RICO Case: Fifth Circuit January 16, 2026 By Ezra Amacher Allstate can move forward in its recovery of $4.7 million it paid to settle fraudulent medical claims with a Houston,...
Trump Officials Vow to Keep All US Coal Plants Running January 16, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Will Wade Trump administration officials vowed to keep US coal power plants operating, casting it as an imperative to meet surging electricity...
Dealmakers See More Retail Mergers, IPOs After Tariffs Sidelined M&A Last Year January 16, 2026 By Abigail Summerville Dealmakers predict an uptick in mergers and IPOs for retailers and consumer goods companies this year after punishing tariffs on...
Texas Proposes 13,000% Fee Hike on Hemp THC Shops January 16, 2026 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas state health officials have proposed raising licensing fees by as much as 13,000% for some hemp businesses, among a...