Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last? August 22, 2025 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance underwriting remains disciplined, with terms and conditions and attachment points largely intact, despite signs of rate moderation, according to...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN August 22, 2025 Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme...
Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts August 22, 2025 By Joe Wertz Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat,...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W August 21, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE...
Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility August 21, 2025 Willis, a WTW business, announced the launch of Gemini, the first digital facility designed to deliver sustainable capacity locally to...
Climate Change Accelerates Melting of Italy’s Ventina Glacier August 21, 2025 By Silvia Stellacci Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists...
Hackers Accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium Customer Accounts August 21, 2025 By Jillian Deutsch Orange SA’s Belgian business said that hackers gained access to data from 850,000 customer accounts, in the third major cyberattack...
India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival August 21, 2025 By Weilun Soon, Rakesh Sharma and Mihir Mishra One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, India’s Nayara Energy Ltd. is relying on a growing pool of...
Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies August 21, 2025 By Robert Tuttle Canadian energy giants Cenovus Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. are facing a greenwashing complaint by an investor group that accuses...
People Moves: Markel Canada Taps Berkeley’s Paris as VP, Product Line Leader – Primary Casualty; Hiscox Taps AIG’s Bud as Group Head of Technical Claims August 20, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Canada and Hiscox. A summary of these new hires follows...