Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy December 17, 2025 By Volker Kudszus, S&P Global Ratings The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we...
Passenger Ferry Held for Hours After Suspected Russian Hack December 17, 2025 By Daniele Lepido European investigators are probing whether Russian military hackers breached computer systems on a vessel owned by MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company SA,...
Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela December 17, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s...
Update: EU Eases Combustion Engine Ban to Help Ailing Industry December 17, 2025 By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the...
Spain Swine Fever Outbreak Grows With 10 New Wild Boar Deaths December 17, 2025 By Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño Spain reported 10 new cases of wild boar deaths from African swine fever, expanding an outbreak that has put the...
AIG Appoints Clifford From Everest as CEO, International Commercial Insurance December 16, 2025 AIG Appoints Clifford From Everest as CEO, Int’l Commercial Insurance American International Group (AIG) announced that Adam Clifford has been...
Leonardo Denies Liability for Helicopter Crash That Killed Leicester City Owner December 16, 2025 By Sam Tobin Italy’s Leonardo has denied liability for the 2018 helicopter crash which killed Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, saying in its defense...
LA Fires and US Severe Convective Storms Drive Insured Losses of $107B in 2025 December 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from natural catastrophes will surpass US$100 billion mark in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year – driven mainly...
Trump Sues Britain’s BBC for $10 Billion Over Speech Edit December 16, 2025 By Jack Queen and David Thomas President Donald Trump sued the BBC for at least $10 billion in damages over edited clips of a speech that...
Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack December 16, 2025 By Bloomberg News Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit...