Oman Says Spill From Grounded Shadow Oil Tanker Covers 400 Square Kilometers August 11, 2026 By Menna AlaaElDin, Jonathan Saul and Kate Abnett Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400...
E-Scooter Use Surging in Germany Thanks to Private Demand, Rather Than Rental Fleets August 11, 2026 By Sasha Draeger-Mazer Growth in e-scooter use in Germany is powering ahead thanks to private demand rather than the rental fleets that first...
Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will ‘Irrational’ Competition Return? August 10, 2026 By L.S. Howard The reinsurance industry’s robust earnings and abundant capital, evident since 2023, have led to increasing competition and a softening market....
Colombia Suffers Widespread Damage From Magnitude 7.4 Quake August 10, 2026 By Oscar Medina and Katherine Pennacchio A deadly earthquake hit Colombia on Monday morning, toppling buildings, burying people under rubble and leaving more than 100 dead...
Markets/Coverages: Rokstone’s Athena Cyber Division Launches Supply Chain Extension August 10, 2026 Rokstone, the London-based specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), announced that its new Athena Cyber Division has launched a customer...
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 August 10, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Augment Risk and the managing general agent The Fidelis...
Wildfire Forces Evacuations Across Top Canadian Wine Region August 10, 2026 By Ari Altstedter More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions as an uncontrolled wildfire spread rapidly,...
German Shippers Warn Rhine Could Be ‘Split in Two’ by Low Water August 10, 2026 Low water levels risk halting cargo traffic on a key stretch of the Rhine this week, effectively splitting the critical...
How the Hard Reality of Climate Change Hit Europe’s Economy This Summer August 10, 2026 By Balazs Koranyi For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer’s sweltering heatwaves have...
Heat Deaths Top 25,000 in Europe as Scorching Weather Persists August 10, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat Extreme heat has killed more than 25,000 people across Europe this year, according to the latest available data compiled by...