International & Reinsurance News for August 2026
- Tesla Recalls 3 Million EVs in China Over Door Handle Safety
- Dutch Regulator Fines Uber $966M for Automating Driver Suspensions
- Sydney Air Traffic Controllers Warn of Grave Safety Concerns
- Gallagher Re Launches Digital Risk Practice to Aid Tech Risk Management
- S. Korean Ship to Test Arctic Route to Europe but Western Allies Concerned
- Australia’s Steadfast Agrees to $5.51B Buyout Bid by KKR-Backed Consortium
- Romania Destroys Marine Drone Near Neptun Deep Gas Project: Minister
- Legacy Consolidator Marco Capital to Buy Insurance Services Firm Pro Global
- Climate Change to Cost London Up to £36 Billion a Year by 2050s
- China Sentences Evergrande’s Founder Hui to Life for ‘Heinous’ Crime
- Ocean Heat Threatens to Supercharge Storm Season in Europe
- Latin American P/C Insurers Enter Softer Market but Earnings Stay Resilient
- Second Suspect in Nord Stream Blasts Arrested in Croatia: Prosecutors
- Estonia Probes Russia Link in Fire at Defense Manufacturer
- Canadian Firms Have $360 Billion of Private Credit Exposure, Mostly in US
- Death of Irish Teens in Crash Prompts Social Media Warning
- Climate Damage: The Next Hit to Europe’s Public Finances
- People Moves: Aon CFO Reese Steps Down After 2 Years, Succeeded by Virana in Interim Role; Miller Bermuda Taps Gallagher’s Vickers as Senior Director, Property
- Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best
- Wall Street Leans on Insurance Pools for $16 Billion Kuwait Deal
- Bird Remains Found in Engine After Ryanair Window Blowout
- Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says
- ‘Horrific’ Conditions Grip UK Hospitals Unprepared for Heat
- France Pledges €100 Million in Wildfire Aid for Homes and Firms
- Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount
- Iran Threatens to Go on Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy Fails
- Reinsurance MGA Envelop Risk to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1925
- Belgian Firefighters Battle Record Blaze Near German Border
- Liechtenstein Rules Out Paying Hackers’ Ransom After Data Breach
- UK Steps Up Scrutiny of Defense Supply Chain After China Scare
- Two Slicks Appear in Gulf as Huge Oil Spill off Oman Threatens Disaster
- Hacking Group Claims Mass Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv, Others
- Crypto Firm Trezor Says Data Breach Exposed Thousands of Clients
- UK’s Aviva CEO Says Profit Target Is Safe Despite Fires in UK, Canada
- Germany Evacuates Nearly 2,000 People as Wildfire Spreads in the West
- France Evacuates 525 People as New Wildfire Hits Pine Woods in Southwest
- Shein Loses UK Lawsuit Against Temu Over Copyright Violations
- Low Rhine River Levels Disrupt German Industry
- Russia Eyeing Sabotage, Other Attacks in Europe, Officials Warn
- Experts Race to Salvage Leaking Oil Tanker Grounded Off Oman
- Iran Battles Oil Spill Near Key Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm
- Australia Sets ‘World-Leading’ Minimum Pay, Insurance Rules for Gig Delivery Workers
- Heatwaves Could Cost France €10 Billion-€15 Billion, Environment Minister Says
- Putin Threatens Retaliation Over EU Moves to Seize Russian Ships
- Viewpoint: Is it Time to Rethink the ‘Secondary-Peril’ Label and Reclassify Risk?
- HSBC Global Insurance Business Head Moncreiffe to Leave, Sources Say
- AI’s Volatile Power Demand Is Damaging Its Own Data Centers
- Rhine River Shipping Stalls as Water Level Hits Record Low
- German Drivers Accelerate Switch to EVs Due to Middle East War
- Four Crew, Two Rescuers Killed in Red Sea Attack; US Strikes Ship in Gulf of Oman
- Typhoon Season Forecast to Be Among Most Intense Ever for Asia
- ‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re
- Oman Says Spill From Grounded Shadow Oil Tanker Covers 400 Square Kilometers
- E-Scooter Use Surging in Germany Thanks to Private Demand, Rather Than Rental Fleets
- Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will ‘Irrational’ Competition Return?
- Colombia Suffers Widespread Damage From Magnitude 7.4 Quake
- Markets/Coverages: Rokstone’s Athena Cyber Division Launches Supply Chain Extension
- People Moves: Augment Risk Promotes Cripps to New Role of Group Head of Growth and Broking; Fidelis Partnership Taps Ascot’s Donovan as Head of U/W, Property Binders
- Wildfire Forces Evacuations Across Top Canadian Wine Region
- German Shippers Warn Rhine Could Be ‘Split in Two’ by Low Water
- How the Hard Reality of Climate Change Hit Europe’s Economy This Summer
- Heat Deaths Top 25,000 in Europe as Scorching Weather Persists
- Chinese AI Model Kimi K3 Escapes Sandbox in Third-Party Test, Researchers Say
- Ignite Specialty Risk Launches Australian Operations, Led by Stormont-Sainsbury
- Munich Re Posts Better-Than-Expected Profit Amid Low Loss Claims
- AXA XL to Acquire Corporate Intelligence and Cybersecurity Consultancy, S-RM
- Proposed Hormuz Passage Deal Not Feasible for Shipping Industry, Sources Say
- Pressured by Tesla, European Regulators Keep ‘Full Self-Driving’ Safety Data Secret
- Climate Change Made Canada’s Forests Much More Likely to Burn: Report
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s Apollo Insurance Solutions
- Everest Agrees to Sell Mexico Insurance Operations to Canada’s Fairfax Financial
- Swiss Re Profit Beats Estimates as Reinsurer Boosts Cost Cuts
- A Chinese Spyware Tool Operates in 13 Countries, Cybersecurity Firm Says
- Google to Face UK Class Action for Alleged Abuse of Ad Power
- Brookfield Raises Record $77 Billion Driven by Insurance Arm
- Zurich Insurance Earnings Boosted by Global Data Center Demand
- Shipowners Say Hormuz Tolls Would Lead to More Charges Elsewhere
- People Moves: Antares Names Leadership Team After Death of CEO van der Straaten
- Proposed Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control of Inbound Traffic, Sources Say
- German DHL Cargo Plane Hits Object as Drone Found at Leipzig Airport
- AI Now Fuels Over Half of Africa’s Cybercrime, Study Finds
- Danube River Hits Record Lows and Threatens Romania, Hungary Nuclear Plants
- Yemen’s Houthis Say They’ll Target Tankers in Northern Red Sea
- Allianz to Buy UOB Asset Management Unit as CEO Targets Asia
- Goldman Sachs, Talcott Launch $1 Billion Bermuda Reinsurance Sidecar
- Hormuz Traffic at a Trickle as Ship Attacks Heighten Concerns
- China Signals Nation Is Ready to Lead Global Climate Action
- Rhine Falls to Lowest Since 1880, Threatening European Trade
- Britain Says it Is Open to AI Regulation if Voluntary Safeguards Fall Short
- Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap
- Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk
- South Korea Fines Telecoms Firm KT Corp. $37.4 Million for Personal Data Leak: Panel
- Europe’s Key Rivers Are Drying Up as Extreme Heat Impact Widens
- Viewpoint: Extreme Heat Increases Risk of Workplace Injuries Across Canada
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