Germany Passes Law Legalizing Personal Use of Cannabis February 26, 2024 By Iain Rogers German lawmakers approved a controversial bill legalizing personal use of cannabis, paving the way for controlled consumption of the drug...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Shallow to Executive Director for International Markets; DUAL UK Taps Allianz’s Dixon as CUO, AXA’s Corner as Chief Distribution Officer February 26, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE’s International Markets division and Howden’s DUAL. A summary of these...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Government Confirms Fuel Oil Is Leaking off Tobago’s Coast February 26, 2024 Trinidad and Tobago’s government on Friday confirmed the refined product leaking from a barge that struck a reef and overturned...
Risk Models Behind Insurance-Linked Securities Are Getting a Lot Harder to Crack February 26, 2024 By Gautam Naik and Sheryl Tian Tong Lee As the best hedge fund strategy of 2023 becomes a magnet for mainstream investors, the risk models it relies on...
Houthi Attack on Ship Led to ‘Environmental Disaster,’ US Says February 26, 2024 By John Harney The missile attack by Houthi militants on a ship carrying a cargo of fertilizer has led to an “environmental disaster”...
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Sponsors New ‘Herbie Re’ Catastrophe Bond February 23, 2024 Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda insurance holding company, announced it has closed a new catastrophe bond via its “Herbie...
People Moves: Everest Promotes 2 Senior Leaders in Reinsurance Division; CFC Hires 2 for New Specialist Team Focused on M&A Tax Risks February 23, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurer Everest Group and the managing general agent CFC. A summary...
Specialist Fire Research Consultancy Halliwell Launches London Office February 23, 2024 Halliwell Fire Research, the Auckland, New Zealand-based applied fire research consultancy, has expanded its international presence with the launch of...
Houthis to Step Up Red Sea Strikes, Use ‘Submarine Weapons’, Leader Says February 23, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Nayera Abdallah Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on a UK-owned cargo ship and a drone assault on an American...
A Decade After MH370, Planes Still at Risk of Vanishing Off the Map February 23, 2024 By Angus Whitley and Danny Lee “Good Night. Malaysian Three Seven Zero.” Those six words were the last radio transmission from the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines...