Airlines Urge Nations’ Regulators to Avoid Competing Safety Rules May 20, 2019 Global airlines urged regulators on Friday not to compete over setting new safety rules, after two crashes led to the...
Violations of IMO 2020 Emissions Rules for Shipping Could Hit Insurance Cover May 20, 2019 By Jonathan Saul Tougher rules on sulfur emissions from ships will come into effect next year in the biggest shake-up for the oil...
UK Risk Managers List Brand Damage, Brexit, Cyber Attacks as Top 3 Business Risks May 20, 2019 The top three risks facing UK risk managers are reputational damage, Brexit and cyber attacks, according to Aon’s 2019 Global...
Driverless Electric Truck Delivers Freight on Public Road in Sweden May 20, 2019 By Esha Vaish Resembling the helmet of a Star Wars stormtrooper, a driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road...
HDI Global Specialty Taps Jackson from Neon as Head of Aviation and Space May 20, 2019 HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has recruited Martin Jackson as head of aviation and space. Jackson joins...
Thailand Intensifies Efforts to Stop ‘Pig Ebola’ from Crossing Border May 20, 2019 By Siraphob Thanthong-Knight and Anuchit Nguyen Thailand, one of Asia’s top pork producers, is intensifying efforts to hold off a lethal pig virus that’s causing havoc...
UK Companies Fed Up with Politicians as Cost of Brexit Uncertainty Mounts May 20, 2019 By Alex Morales and Joe Mayes As the cost of the Brexit turmoil mounts for British companies, business leaders are fed up with the U.K.’s political...
London Marine Insurers Expand Middle East Threat Zone After Saudi Ship Attacks May 17, 2019 By Jonathan Saul London’s marine insurance market has extended the list of waters deemed high risk to include Oman, the United Arab Emirates...
Insurer Says Iran’s Guards Likely Facilitated Saudi Tanker Attacks: Reuters May 17, 2019 By Jonathan Saul and Gwladys Fouche Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are “highly likely” to have facilitated attacks last Sunday on four tankers including two Saudi...
Brazil’s Vale Warns Another Mine Tailings Dam at Risk of Collapse May 17, 2019 By Marta Nogueira Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA told prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais that a dam is at risk...