Economic Losses From China Disasters Reach $42B in First Nine Months of 2023 October 10, 2023 China suffered direct economic losses of 308.29 billion yuan ($42 billion) over the first nine months of 2023, the government...
UK Closer to Mandatory CO2 Disclosures With New Guidelines October 10, 2023 By Alastair Marsh The UK just moved a step closer to requiring companies to provide detailed statements on future carbon emissions reductions that...
People Moves: Aon Appoints Reinsurance Leaders in Brazil, Peru; Markel Names Styles Head of Cargo; Arch Global Mortgage Group Promotes Fearon to CEO, Int’l Mortgage October 6, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon plc, Markel and Arch Capital’s Global Mortgage Group. A summary...
Aon Plc Acquires India’s Global Insurance Brokers October 6, 2023 Global Insurance Brokers, a major provider of risk management, insurance, and reinsurance broking services in the Indian subcontinent, announced its...
Brazilian Prosecutors Seek to Ban Popular Herbicide Atrazine October 6, 2023 By Ana Mano Brazilian labor prosecutors have requested a court order to ban the use of atrazine, which is present in 5% of...
2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Service October 6, 2023 By Charlotte Van Campenhout This year is on track to become the hottest since at least 1940, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service...
Typhoon Koinu Strengthens as It Heads Toward Hong Kong October 6, 2023 By Richard Frost Typhoon Koinu strengthened as the storm headed across the South China Sea toward Hong Kong, contrary to earlier expectations by...
Germany to Send Air Defenses for Kyiv to Guard Grain Routes October 6, 2023 By Michael Nienaber and Alberto Nardelli Germany plans to supply additional air defenses for Ukraine to help protect grain shipments from potential Russian attacks, according to...
From Ukraine to Taiwan, Satellite Firms Wrangle With Geopolitics in Space October 6, 2023 By Peter Apps If China attempts to cut Taiwan off from the world by severing more than a dozen undersea cables that connect...
Record Heat Unleashes Deadly Floods – From US to Libya October 5, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan Extreme heat is usually associated with drought and wildfires. But across five continents this year, it’s also unleashed a different...