China-Linked Hackers Target Taiwan’s Chip Industry With Increasing Attacks: Research July 18, 2025 By AJ Vicens Chinese-linked hackers are targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and investment analysts as part of a string of cyber espionage campaigns,...
Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Adds Construction Capacity to Cross-Class Facility July 17, 2025 Price Forbes, the London-based re/insurance broker, announced the further expansion of its exclusive cross-class facility, Lectio, to include construction/builders risk...
Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why He Turned Off Fuel Switches July 17, 2025 By Allyson Versprille and Julie Johnsson A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates the younger co-pilot asked his more experienced colleague why...
How Hot Can It Get? Scientists Are Struggling to Find an Answer July 17, 2025 By Eric Roston How hot can a heat wave really get? Before June 2021, scientists thought they knew. That’s when one of the...
People Moves: Guy Carpenter Promotes Hakes as Global Head of Marine, Energy, and Technical Lines; Moody’s Names Aquino as Global Co-Head of Insurance July 17, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Guy Carpenter and Moody’s Ratings. A summary of these new hires...
Insurance Supervisors’ Group Seeks Collaboration to Cover Disaster Losses July 17, 2025 By Erica Yokoyama Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the so-called protection gap, as losses...
Trade Credit Specialist Coface Gets Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate July 17, 2025 Coface, the Paris-based trade credit risk management specialist, announced it has received an “in principle approval” from Lloyd’s to launch...
Aon Promotes Reinsurance Leaders as John Neal Takes a New Direction With AIG July 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insurance broker Aon announced the promotions of Alfonso Valera as CEO of International for Reinsurance, responsible for UK, EMEA and...
Air India Crash Supports Argument for Cockpit Cameras, IATA Chief Says July 16, 2025 By Audrey Wan The installation of cockpit cameras would greatly help aviation safety authorities investigating accidents like the recent fatal Air India crash,...
First-Half 2025 Insured Losses From Natural Cats Hit $100B, Driven by US Events July 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses during the first half of this year were at least $100 billion with more than 90% of...