International & Reinsurance News for December 2025
- People Moves: RiverStone International Appoints Pritchard as UK CEO
- Business Moves: MGA Nirvana Buys Arena From Ryan Specialty; Ryan Acquires Canada MGU SSRU; Bridgehaven Buys SureStone; Gallagher Re to Buy S. Africa’s Resilea
- PE Firms EQT, PAI Among Bidders for €2 Billion Insurance Broker Global
- Swiss Re Shares Drop After New Profit Target Falls Short of Expectations
- Standard Chartered Settles £1.5 Billion Iranian Sanction Suit in London
- Will it Take a Catastrophe for Nations to Take Issue of Space Debris Seriously?
- Hong Kong Fire to Hurt Taiping Insurance Earnings, Fitch Says
- People Moves: Westfield Specialty International Taps Zurich’s Watson to Lead New Cyber Offering; Liberty Names Delvos From Corvus as Head of Cyber and Tech E&O, Europe
- Hedge Funds Get Jittery on Prospect of UK’s Noncompete Ban
- Putin Warns of Possible Strikes on Ukrainian Allies’ Ships
- Hong Kong Races to Remove Scaffolding Nets Blamed for Fueling Deadly Fire
- The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds
- Deadly Floods’ $20 Billion Toll Shows Asia’s Rising Climate Risk
- Black Sea War Risk Insurance Soars 250% After Ship Attacks
- Airline Pilots Hide Mental Health Struggles to Keep Flying
- Japan’s Asahi Aims to Restore Logistics by February Following Cyberattack
- EU Vets Assess Barcelona Swine Fever Outbreak as Cases Rise to Nine
- Asurion Agrees to Buy CVC-Backed UK Warranty Provider D&G
- Bank of England Sees Rising Financial Risks From AI and Lending
- Viewpoint: Agentic AI Is Coming to Insurance Industry – Much Faster Than You Think
- Yet Another Russia-Linked Tanker Gets Attacked in the Black Sea
- Thailand’s Record Floods Paralyze Key Hubs for Tech and Car Parts
- Airbus Says Quality Lapses on A320 Panels Need Inspection
- Here’s Why Two AI Copyright Cases Had Two Very Different Outcomes
- Black Sea Shipping Insurance Rates Rise After Ukraine Attacks on Tankers, Sources Say
- Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Fake Plane Parts Sales
- South Korean Police Probe Massive Data Leak at E-Commerce Giant Coupang
- Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions at Sea
- Air France, Airbus Dispute Pilot Roles in Rio-Paris Crash
- Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire in Decades Followed a Year of Safety Complaints
- Update: PE Firms EQT, CVC Drop $3.44 Billion Pursuit of Australian Broker AUB Group
- Deadly Bear Attacks in Japan Prompt New Products From Insurers
- Litigation Finance Hits a Wall After Bets on Huge Gains Falter