Scientists Tally Oil Majors’ Climate Damage With Eye to Legal Liability May 1, 2025 By Eric Roston Over the last decade, scientists have rapidly developed the field of climate attribution research, teasing out the role played by...
Chinese Hacking Competitions Fuel the Country’s Broad Cyber Ambitions May 1, 2025 By Jamie Tarabay Dustin Childs can still describe the best demonstration of a winning hack at an international tournament he’s ever seen. It...
Viewpoint: Regulatory Proposals in Australia, Malaysia Reshape Reinsurance Strategies May 1, 2025 By Kanishka de Silva and Jeffrey Liew The regulatory landscape in the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly evolving, influencing insurers’ risk management and capital adequacy. Australia and Malaysia...
Buyer’s Remorse Hits Finance Bosses Who ‘Overhired’ for ESG May 1, 2025 By Gautam Naik There’s a course-correction underway among financial firms that went all out on ESG hiring just a few years back, according...
People Moves: SiriusPoint Taps AIG’s Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer; Howden Appoints McLaughlin From Chaucer to Lead Howden Re Miami April 30, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SiriusPoint and Howden. A summary of these new hires follows here....
Co-op Is Latest British Retailer to Be Hit by Cyberattack April 30, 2025 By James Davey and Paul Sandle Britain’s Co-op Group said on Wednesday hackers had attempted to break into its systems, the second high-profile cyber attack on...
Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils April 30, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$137 billion in 2024, following the 5%-7% annual growth rate that has been...
Companies Count the Costs After Blackout in Spain and Portugal April 30, 2025 By Joan Faus As factories, stores and hotels across Spain and Portugal gradually returned to normal on Tuesday after a huge blackout the...
Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade April 30, 2025 On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the...
UK Warned Cuts to Flood Defense Are Too Dangerous to Consider April 30, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already...