Japan Earthquake’s Insurance Claims May Top $1.1 Billion: Bloomberg Intelligence July 30, 2026 By Bloomberg News Insurance claims from this week’s earthquake in Japan may top the 175 billion yen ($1.1 billion) average for the country’s...
Drone Strike at Egypt Port Near Suez Canal Ignites New Shipping Risks July 30, 2026 By Nafisa Eltahir, Elwely Elwelly and Tala Ramadan A drone strike that sparked fires on two gas vessels in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta has raised a new...
US Sanctions Iran’s ‘Extortion Network’ Over Hormuz Tolls July 30, 2026 By Magdalena Del Valle and Sonya Dymova The US imposed sanctions on two Iranian companies that charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, an attempt...
Viewpoint: Who Gets Credit for Successful Renewal During Soft Reinsurance Market? July 30, 2026 By Ben Rose One theme that has come up repeatedly in conversations with reinsurance brokers recently is that achieving a good renewal outcome...
Verisk Buys McKenzie Intelligence Services, a UK-Based Catastrophe Analysis Firm July 29, 2026 Verisk, the data analytics and technology firm, announced it has acquired UK-based McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a geospatial intelligence and...
Viewpoint: French Climate Lawsuit Offers Window Into Next Round of Global Legal Fight July 29, 2026 By Aminta Ossom A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its...
Yemen’s Houthis Consider Imposing Fees on Ships Sailing Through Red Sea: Sources July 29, 2026 By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari Yemen’s Houthi group is considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, a week after declaring...
EU Plans to Sanction Record 1,600 Firms for Helping Russia July 29, 2026 By Jorge Valero The European Union is planning to sanction more than 1,600 companies it says are helping Russia’s war against Ukraine, the...
Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36-Year Low in Risk to Energy Supplies July 29, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for...
France and Spain Plan Economic Aid as Major Fires Still Burn July 28, 2026 By Alan Katz France and Spain are studying ways to pump money into regions hit by massive wildfires over the past week even...