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Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade

On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of Malaysia after a two-month voyage from Venezuela. The vessel raised some red flags: it was 32 years old, …

UK Warned Cuts to Flood Defense Are Too Dangerous to Consider

The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already woefully unprepared for worsening disasters linked to climate change, a government adviser has said. “We are seriously concerned that resilience …

Ransomware Hack Said to Be Cause of Marks & Spencer Outages

A ransomware attack is the cause of a disruption at Marks & Spencer Group Plc., with hackers using a potent kind of malware to lock down some of the British retailer’s systems and render them inaccessible, according to people familiar …

People Moves: CEO of Carbon Retires for Health Reasons, Succeeded by Ferrier; Chaucer Taps SCOR’s Brown, Everest’s Cleair as Underwriters for International Property

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general underwriter Carbon Underwriting and specialty re/insurer Chaucer. A summary of these new hires follows here. CEO of Carbon Retires for Health Reasons, Succeeded by Co-Founder Ferrier Carbon Underwriting …

Markets/Coverages: BHSI Updates Private Company Executive Lines Suite in Canada

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced an update to its Private Company Executive Lines suite of products in Canada and named Shaun Lue as private company leader. The new modular offering includes expansive directors & officers liability, fiduciary liability …

Spanish Grid Operator’s First Assessment Rules Out Cyberattack Behind Blackout

Spanish electricity grid operator REE said on Tuesday its preliminary assessment had ruled out cyberattack as the cause of the nationwide power outage that hit most of Spain and Portugal on Monday. Lights went off in most of the two …

Why Restarting a Power Grid After Massive Collapse Is So Hard

It’s a worst case scenario that grid operators plan for but hope never to encounter. After one of the worst blackouts in Europe in more than a decade, electricity grid operators in Spain and Portugal are trying to get networks …

Brokers Aon and WTW Each Report Steady Organic Growth of 5% in Q1

The brokers Aon and WTW both reported organic revenues of 5% for the first quarter of the year, level with Q1 2024. Aon’s total revenue in the first quarter increased 16% to $4.7 billion compared to $4.1 billion during Q1 …

Spain and Portugal Hit With Worst European Blackout in Years

Most of Spain and all of Portugal were hit by a major blackout that impacted public transport, airports and phone service, leaving authorities scrambling to find the causes for one of the worst outages in Europe in years. Data from …

UK’s M&S Tells Warehouse Agency Staff to Stay Home as Cyber Incident Continues

British retailer Marks & Spencer told agency staff at its central England distribution center to stay at home on Monday, after it stopped taking online orders following a cyber incident last week. Shares in the company, one of the best …

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