Bermuda Re/Insurers to See U/W Profit Drop; M&A Returns as Organic Growth Wanes January 21, 2026 By L.S. Howard Bermuda-based re/insurers monitored by Fitch are expected to see a drop in underwriting profit in 2025, reporting an average combined...
Dozens Killed After High-Speed Train Derails in Spain January 20, 2026 By Rodrigo Orihuela More than three dozen people died in Spain after a high-speed train derailed and hit another coming from the opposite...
Britain Needs ‘AI Stress Tests’ for Financial Services, Lawmakers Say January 20, 2026 By Phoebe Seers Britain’s financial watchdogs are not doing enough to stop AI from harming consumers or destabilizing markets, a group of lawmakers...
BHP Refused Permission to Appeal UK Judgment Over 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse January 20, 2026 By Sam Tobin BHP was on Monday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of...
AIG Announces Strategic Investment Partnership of Up to $3.5B With CVC January 20, 2026 American International Group (AIG) announced a strategic partnership with global private markets firm CVC. The partnership, announced Jan. 19, includes...
Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for Specialty Insurer Beazley January 20, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Jan-Henrik Förster Zurich Insurance Group AG has gone public with a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) bid to buy Beazley Plc, increasing pressure...
Toscafund Is Said to Explore Sale of Portuguese Insurer Caravela January 19, 2026 Toscafund Asset Management and other minority shareholders of Caravela Seguros are exploring a sale of the Portuguese insurer, according to...
Trump’s Greenland Threat Puts Europe Inc Back in Tariff Crosshairs January 19, 2026 By Adam Jourdan, Christoph Steitz and Sybille de La Hamaide Just as European companies were getting used to last year’s hard-won U.S. trade tariff deals, President Donald Trump has put...
Chile Declares Catastrophe as Deadly Fires Force Evacuations January 19, 2026 By Andrea Jaramillo Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two southern regions of the country where raging wildfires have...
South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Floods January 19, 2026 By Eric Ombok South Africa declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country. Heavy...