Update: Severe Typhoon Skims Japan, Disrupting Flight, Train Services August 15, 2024 By Supriya Singh Typhoon Ampil grazed Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday, prompting cancellations of flights and trains in the middle of...
Hurricane Ernesto Threatens Bermuda, Leaves Puerto Rico in Dark August 15, 2024 By Michelle Ma and Josh Saul Hurricane Ernesto took aim at Bermuda as almost half of Puerto Rico remained without power in the storm’s wake, the...
EY, KPMG Benefit Most From PwC China’s Regulatory Woes August 15, 2024 By Julie Zhu and Xie Yu Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG have snapped up over half of PwC’s corporate clients in China that have fled...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Is Set to Blast Through 2023 Record August 15, 2024 By Gautam Naik Issuance of catastrophe bonds is on track to exceed the record set in 2023, as a cocktail of climate change,...
Russian Court Orders $1.2B of Linde UK Assets Be Frozen August 14, 2024 A Russian court has ordered that assets worth around $1.15 billion of a British subsidiary of German industrial gases company...
People Moves: Accredited Taps SCOR’s McMurdo to Lead UK, European Operations; Aon Promotes Barcock to Lead Aviation Reins., Admiral Stavridis Appointed to Board August 14, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at program manager Accredited UK & Europe and insurance broker Aon. A...
Floods Threaten Europe as Searing Heat Gives Way to Storms August 14, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Extreme heat in parts of Spain and France is giving way to storms and flood warnings, while Greece is bracing...
South Korean Alarm Over EV Battery Fires Puts Spotlight on Safety Concerns August 14, 2024 South Korea is urging automakers operating in the country to disclose the manufacturer of batteries used in electric vehicles (EV)...
UK Insurer Aviva Beats Earnings Forecasts on Home, Motor Insurance Price Hikes August 14, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn British insurer Aviva beat first-half profit expectations following a rise in general insurance premiums in Britain and Ireland, and said...
Was July 2023 or July 2024 the Hottest Month on Record? Yes. August 14, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Farhat July saw record-breaking heat around the world, including the hottest day ever recorded and multiple national heat records. But whether...