International & Reinsurance News for January 2026
- Aon Reports Organic Growth of 6% for 2nd Straight Year
- Markets/Coverages: Brit Announces Renewal of $200M Cyber Consortium
- UK Warns of Pancreatitis, Deaths Tied to Obesity Drugs Wegovy, Mounjaro
- Crypto Money-Laundering Hit $82 Billion in 2025, Researchers Say
- Southern Africa Floods That Killed 300 Fueled by Global Warming
- China Plans $29 Billion Capital Injection Into Biggest Insurers
- Danone Recalls Batches of Aptamil Baby Formula in Germany, Letter Shows
- Europe to Decide How Much Toxin in Baby Formula Is Too Much
- Markets/Coverages: Arch Launches Event Cancellation Cyber Coverage
- US Handing Over Seized Tanker to Venezuela, Officials Say
- Australia Hits New Renewable Milestone of Over 50%
- Flood Losses Set to Soar 10-Fold in Southeast Asia, WTW Study Finds
- Second Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Loses Control in Mediterranean
- Breakdown Cover and Car Insurance Firm RAC Poised to Pick Banks for London IPO
- Australian Broker AUB Agrees to Buy Majority Stake in UK’s Prestige
- Tokio Marine HCC Lists Top 10 Cyber Incidents in 2025
- Victims of Spectacular German Bank Heist File Lawsuits
- Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure Into a Weapon
- Insurance Giant AXA XL, Enosis Capital Seal ‘Debt-for-Nature’ Tie Up
- London Cyberattack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales
- Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Can Be Treated as Self-Employed
- European Nations Issue Warning to Russia-Linked Shadow Fleet
- Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Integrated Cyber, Financial Institutions Consortium
- North Sea Wind Push Sees Industry Vow to Spend €9.5 Billion
- Italy Declares Emergency as Storm Damage Tops €1.5 Billion
- Nvidia’s Rally Shows DeepSeek Fears Were Unfounded a Year Later
- Flood in Vale Mining Area Damaged Brazilian River, State Government Says
- Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Expands Nimbus Facility for Major Data Center Projects
- Update: Second Winter Storm Set to Bring More Snow to Northern Europe
- EU Opens Probe Into X Over Grok’s Production of Sexualized Imagery, Lawmaker Says
- Danone Recalls Specific Baby Formula Batches Made in Ireland as Toxin Scare Widens
- AI Job Cuts Are Landing Hardest in Britain, Morgan Stanley Says
- North Sea Nations Will Vow to Jointly Build and Protect Wind Sites
- Prudential Japan Pledges Reforms After Widespread Misconduct
- Munich Re May Trim Headcount Through Voluntary Buyouts at Ergo Insurance Unit
- France Reports Second Baby Death Amid Tainted Formula Crisis
- Another Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker Runs Into Difficulties
- France Boards Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Move
- Egan-Jones Ratings No Longer Recognized by Bermuda Regulator
- Big North European Investors Reassess US Exposure as Geopolitical Risk Mounts
- Beazley Rejects Zurich Insurance’s £7.7 Billion Takeover Bid
- Japan’s TEPCO Pauses Nuclear Reactor Reboot Day After Milestone Restart
- Markets/Coverages: DUAL LatAm Partners With Ki to Expand Region’s Property Capacity
- Dairy Giants Rush to Recall Infant Formula After Expanding Contamination Scare
- Water ‘Bankruptcy’ Era Has Begun for Billions, Scientists Say
- Trump Backs Down on Greenland Tariff Threats, Rules Out Use of Force
- Outlook on Reinsurance Has Changed; Pre-2023 Property Pricing Is Back: AM Best
- Severe Convective Storms Become Costliest Insured Peril of 21st Century: Aon
- Japan’s TEPCO Restarts Nuclear Reactor for First Time Since Fukushima Disaster in 2011
- EU ‘Fully Prepared’ to Hit Back Over Trump’s Greenland Tariffs
- CEO Revenue Confidence Hits 5-Year Low: PwC Survey
- PE Firm TowerBrook Takes Stake in Insurance Claims Company MSA Mizar
- Allianz Executive Pushes EU to Pressure US With Market Volatility
- Bermuda Re/Insurers to See U/W Profit Drop; M&A Returns as Organic Growth Wanes
- Dozens Killed After High-Speed Train Derails in Spain
- Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers Say
- BHP Refused Permission to Appeal UK Judgment Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse
- AIG Announces Strategic Investment Partnership of Up to $3.5B With CVC
- Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for Specialty Insurer Beazley
- Toscafund Is Said to Explore Sale of Portuguese Insurer Caravela
- Trump’s Greenland Threat Puts Europe Inc Back in Tariff Crosshairs
- Chile Declares Catastrophe as Deadly Fires Force Evacuations
- South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Floods
- People Moves: Lloyd’s Appoints Bichard From PwC as CFO, Succeeding Cliff
- Greensill Bank Sues UK Government for $441 Million Over COVID Loan Guarantees
- Venezuelan Oil Industry Is Running on WhatsApp After Cyberattack
- Fitch Warns of Eastern European Downgrades if Greenland Strife Cracks NATO
- Ex-PIMCO Executive Scores Milestone on Launch of Catastrophe Bond ETF
- South Africa Closes Kruger Park as Deadly Floods Kill Dozens
- Polish Premier Blames Russia for Cyberattack on Energy Facilties
- People Moves: SCOR Names Swiss Re’s Forgeron as P&C Chief Underwriting Officer; Hamilton Re Promotes Steinhoff to CUO
- Markets/Coverages: Berkshire (BHSI) Enhances UK D&O Liability Offering
- Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos
- Financial Lines MGA Verde Risk Management Launched by Asta’s MGA Platform
- Two Dead in Thailand After Second Deadly Crane Accident a Day Earlier
- Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers
- UK Regulators Agree Deal to Coordinate With EU on Critical Third-Party Tech Providers
- Denmark-US Rift Persists as NATO Nations Deploy to Greenland
- Cyber Breach Affected 750,000 Canadian Investors, Regulator Says
- People Moves: AXA XL Reinsurance Promotes Longbottom and Pedro; Matthias Appointed Global Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, Succeeding De Nil
- Trade and War Worries Haunt Davos as World Seen ‘on a Precipice’: WEF Survey
- 2025 Among World’s Three Hottest Years on Record: WMO
- Sedgwick Launches Global Specialty Platform in London
- Drones Hit Two Tankers in Black Sea, Driving Up War Insurance Costs
- UK Actuaries Sound Alarm on Loss Models Downplaying Climate Risk
- Warburg Mulls $1 Billion Sale of London Insurance Broker McGill
- India Digital Insurer Acko Said to Seek Banks for $350 Million India IPO
- Markets/Coverages: ATA Launches $750M Insurance Facility for AI Infrastructure Boom
- People Moves: Chaucer Taps Carpenter’s Loh as CEO Singapore; Price Forbes Singapore Names Carpenter’s Heath as Head of Reinsurance and Wholesale
- Door of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Was Locked, Says RTS
- Markets/Coverages: Berkshire (BHSI) Expands Casualty Lines in Italy
- Factbox: Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI Deepfakes
- BBC Defends Documentary Targeted by Trump in $10 Billion Suit
- Wildfires, Storms Fuel 2025 Insured Losses of $108 Billion: Munich Re Report
- Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources
- Business Moves: Nexus Acquires Medical Tourism MGA; SRG Buys North of England Broker Kennett; Jensten Buys 3 Brokers, Gaining 1st Entry in Scotland
- Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Property Direct & Facultative in Bermuda
- US Seizes Fifth Vessel Taken in Venezuela Blockade
- Finnish Police Release Russia-Linked Ship Held in Cable Sabotage Case
- Indian Insurer’s Worker Posts Draft Earnings in WhatsApp Status
- One Dead in Australian Wildfires That May Burn for Weeks to Come
- Switzerland Mourns Fire Victims as Country Seeks Answers; Insurers Assess Damages
- People Moves: Munich Re Syndicate Taps HDI’s Ogden as CEO; HDI Global UK & Ireland Names Hunt as Interim CEO in UK & Ireland as Ogden Departs
- Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say
- China Urges Nestlé to Work Quickly on Baby Formula Recall
- Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Insurance Launches Bermuda Excess Casualty Business
- Insurers Buy Erste SRT Deal Linked to €10 Billion Loans for M&A
- CRC Group Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium
- Japanese Insurer Sompo to Ramp Up Overseas Credit Investments
- Fire Safety Inspections Lapsed for Years at Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in New Year’s Blaze
- Update: Storm Goretti Batters Europe With Violent Winds, Power Cuts
- Blenheim Partnerships Launches Specialty Trade-Related MGA
- Octave Ventures’ Statera Gets Approval to Be Lloyd’s Managing Agent
- German Minister Says EU Must Take Legal Steps to Stop Grok’s Sexualized AI Photos
- Australian State Faces Catastrophic Fire Risk From Heat Wave
- Nestle Infant Formula Recall Widens to Africa, the Americas and Asia
- German Dentists’ Fund Sues Advisers Over €1.1 Billion Loss
- US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker and Another Tied to Venezuela
- Trump Won’t Rule Out Military Force to Acquire Greenland
- Arctic Freeze Deepens Europe’s Travel and Power Strains
- Governments, Regulators Increase Scrutiny of Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek
- Nestle Recalls Infant Formula Batches in 25 Countries Over Toxin Risk
- People Moves: Westfield Specialty Taps Sompo’s Röskau for New Company Market Unit
- Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia
- German Insurers Report Below-Average Natural Disaster Claims in 2025
- UK Investment Group Kelso Buys Stake in Travel and Insurance Firm Saga
- Europe Backs Greenland After Trump Resumes Takeover Threats
- Germany Sees Russian Covert Attacks as Prelude to Wider Conflict
- Oil Tankers Sail From Venezuela With no Flag or Safety Documents, Shipping Data Show
- Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Rebrands Leopanthera as Ryan Financial Lines
- Swiss Bar’s Owners Face Criminal Negligence Probe After Fire
- UK Set New Annual Heat and Sunshine Records Last Year
- Europe Saw Record Surge in Renewable Output, Driving Below-Zero Power Prices in 2025
- US Military Operation in Venezuela Disrupts Caribbean Travel
- Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Tests Investor Appetite for Geopolitical Risk
- Aon Extends Employment Agreement With CEO Case
- Definity Financial Completes $2.4B Acquisition of Travelers’ Canadian Businesses
- Swiss Resort Fire Victims Sent Abroad as Tragedy Investigated
- The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026
- Authorities Probing Damage to Undersea Telecom Cable in Gulf of Finland
- Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills
- US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
- Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers
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