Oil Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Since Start of Iran War May 15, 2026 By Ruth Chai and Florence Tan The U.S. has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran lifted and then reimposed its own blockade on marine...
Allianz’s PIMCO, L&G Sued in Scrap Over €1.2 Billion Brussels Tower May 15, 2026 By Lucca de Paoli and Jack Sidders PIMCO and Legal & General Group Plc have been accused of placing “undue pressure” on property valuers in a bitter...
Finland’s First Drone Scare Near Helsinki Disrupts Flights May 15, 2026 By Kirsi Heikel Finland warned the public of drones possibly entering its airspace, for the first time near Helsinki, in the early hours...
Stomach Bugs, Not Hantavirus, Are the Bigger Threat on Cruises May 15, 2026 By Annika Inampudi and Ignacio Gonzalez Stomach bugs on cruise ships recently hit a nearly two-decade high as more people than ever board the vessels, underscoring...
Iran’s Threats to Hormuz Undersea Cables Highlight Vulnerabilites of Data Chokepoints May 15, 2026 By Meredith Primrose Jones Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated a plan to charge the operators of undersea internet cables in the Strait...
Bank of Canada Sees AI as Possible Boost to Country’s Ailing Productivity May 15, 2026 By Erik Hertzberg The Bank of Canada struck an optimistic tone on the economic impact of artificial intelligence, arguing that widespread adoption of...
Brookfield Merges Insurance Unit as Flatt’s Overhaul Takes Hold May 14, 2026 By Layan Odeh Brookfield Corp. is merging its shares with those of its insurance business as the firm pushes ahead with plans to...
People Moves: Ariel Re Taps Gallagher Re’s Sammons as Active U/W of Syndicate 2006; McLarens Appoints 2 Senior Leaders in Middle East May 14, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Ariel Re and McLarens. A summary of these new hires follows...
US Efforts to End Iran War Stumble as Ship Seized Near UAE May 14, 2026 By Omar Tamo, Eltaf Najafizada and Alex Longley US efforts to end the war with Iran were dealt a setback after a commercial vessel was apparently seized by...
Viewpoint: Why Speedy Payouts Matter in EU Plan to Close Insurance Protection Gap May 14, 2026 By Ross Sinclair Executive summary: With plans for an EU natural disaster insurance fund in the works, EIP’s founder and CEO Ross Sinclair...