BHP Says Claim it Put Profit Over Safety ‘Unjustified’ in Brazil Dam Collapse Case in UK October 23, 2024 By Sam Tobin BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were “far-fetched...
UK Warns of Grain Threat After Russia Steps Up Port Attacks October 23, 2024 By Ellen Milligan An increase in Russian attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure in recent weeks threatens food shipments to destinations from Gaza to...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Rokstone Inks 3-Year Direct & Fac Property Deal With Aviva October 23, 2024 Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, has announced a three-year binding authority agreement...
Thousands Hit by Floods as Trami Tracks Toward Philippines October 23, 2024 By Cliff Venzon, Ditas Lopez and Mary Hui Tropical Storm Trami has dumped heavy rain across the main island of the Philippines, triggering extensive flooding that’s affected around...
Ambani’s Jio in Talks With Allianz for Insurance JVs in India October 23, 2024 By Anto Antony and Stephan Kahl Jio Financial Services Ltd., controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has held talks with Allianz SE to set up an insurance...
Australia Sues Insurer QBE Over Pricing Discounts, Shares Slip October 23, 2024 Australia’s corporate regulator is taking QBE to court, alleging that the country’s biggest insurer by gross written premiums misled more...
Mining Dam Disaster Deal Should Curb Lawsuits Against Vale and BHP, Sources Say October 22, 2024 By Marta Nogueira, Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for...
The Secretive World of Russian Oil Tanker Insurance Revealed October 22, 2024 By Alex Longley One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s...
US Watching Dark Fleet Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers in Asia Waters October 22, 2024 By Weilun Soon The US is paying close attention to the “dark fleet” of tankers carrying restricted oil and doing ship-to-ship transfers in...
Allianz Mulls Ending Decades-Old Bajaj Insurance India JVs October 22, 2024 By Anto Antony and Stephan Kahl Allianz SE is in talks to scrap two Indian joint ventures with Bajaj Finserv Ltd., in a dispute over the...