Ebola Outbreak Likely Started Months Ago, Spread Undetected: WHO May 22, 2026 By Naomi Kresge, Fabienne Kinzelmann and Janice Kew The Ebola outbreak probably started months ago in central Africa and spread undetected until a super-spreader event in early May,...
Satellite Images Show Persian Gulf Oil Slicks Growing During War May 22, 2026 By Laura Millan Ecologists are concerned that the war in the Middle East risks creating an environmental disaster, as satellite images show that...
Shell in Top Dutch Court Fight Over Call to Slash Emissions May 22, 2026 By Patrick Van Oosterom Shell Plc is facing off with climate activists at the top Dutch court over demands for legally enforceable emissions cuts...
Markets/Coverages: Canopius Insures Cyber-Triggered Spoilage of Perishable Stock May 22, 2026 Canopius Group, the London-based specialty and property/casualty re/insurer, announced the launch of a spoilage product, a cyber-triggered spoilage cover designed...
Airbus, Air France Found Guilty of Manslaughter Over 2009 Atlantic Crash May 22, 2026 By Tim Hepher A French appeals court found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter on Thursday over the Rio-Paris plane crash,...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Rokstone Launches Cargo Stock-Only Cover for Inventory Risk May 21, 2026 Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance MGA, announced the launch of a cargo stock-only program, supported by US$25 million of capacity,...
Iran in Talks With Oman Over Permanent Hormuz Toll System May 21, 2026 By Samy Adghirni, Flavia Krause-Jackson and Alan Katz Iran is discussing with Oman how to set up some form of a permanent toll system that will formalize its...
War Overtakes Civil Unrest as Top Political Violence Exposure for Global Businesses May 21, 2026 By L.S. Howard War has overtaken civil unrest as the political violence exposure that companies fear most, as conflicts in Europe and the...
Crypto Crime Escalates With Kidnappings, Cons and Human Coercion May 21, 2026 By Suvashree Ghosh and Isabelle Lee After a year of kidnappings, assaults and armed home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders, the industry is racing to harden its...
Viewpoint: Insurers Cautiously Navigate the Next Steps in AI Adoption May 21, 2026 By Edin Imsirovic - AM Best As more and more companies embed AI into select functions, only a portion indicate that they have used AI to...