Climate Damage: The Next Hit to Europe’s Public Finances August 19, 2026 By Mark John and Yoruk Bahceli Someone will have to pick up the tab for the damage wrought by Europe’s increasingly volatile weather, and with the...
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 August 18, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Aon and Miller Bermuda. A summary of these new...
Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best August 18, 2026 By L.S. Howard Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest of global reinsurers that use IFRS-17 accounting standards,...
Wall Street Leans on Insurance Pools for $16 Billion Kuwait Deal August 18, 2026 By Laura Gardner Cuesta and Dinesh Nair Three Wall Street giants used capital from the insurance industry to finance a large chunk of a $16 billion pipeline...
Bird Remains Found in Engine After Ryanair Window Blowout August 18, 2026 By Allyson Versprille Bird remains, including feathers, were found on parts of the engine that was damaged on a recent Ryanair Holdings Plc...
Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says August 18, 2026 By Aaron Eglitis Russia’s hybrid war in Europe has already begun, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said, following warnings of Moscow’s attempts to intimidate...
‘Horrific’ Conditions Grip UK Hospitals Unprepared for Heat August 18, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard “Horrific, horrendous, unbearable, unsafe.” That’s how medical professionals describe the impact of this year’s heat waves on Britain’s healthcare system,...
France Pledges €100 Million in Wildfire Aid for Homes and Firms August 18, 2026 By Nayla Razzouk France is mobilizing more than €100 million ($116 million) in aid to rebuild homes and issue tax relief to businesses...
Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount August 18, 2026 By Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink,...
Iran Threatens to Go on Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy Fails August 17, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi and Katharine Jackson Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to “fully offensive” due to the deadlock in efforts to agree...