Update: EU Eases Combustion Engine Ban to Help Ailing Industry December 17, 2025 By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the...
Spain Swine Fever Outbreak Grows With 10 New Wild Boar Deaths December 17, 2025 By Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño Spain reported 10 new cases of wild boar deaths from African swine fever, expanding an outbreak that has put the...
AIG Appoints Clifford From Everest as CEO, International Commercial Insurance December 16, 2025 AIG Appoints Clifford From Everest as CEO, Int’l Commercial Insurance American International Group (AIG) announced that Adam Clifford has been...
Leonardo Denies Liability for Helicopter Crash That Killed Leicester City Owner December 16, 2025 By Sam Tobin Italy’s Leonardo has denied liability for the 2018 helicopter crash which killed Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, saying in its defense...
LA Fires and US Severe Convective Storms Drive Insured Losses of $107B in 2025 December 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from natural catastrophes will surpass US$100 billion mark in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year – driven mainly...
Trump Sues Britain’s BBC for $10 Billion Over Speech Edit December 16, 2025 By Jack Queen and David Thomas President Donald Trump sued the BBC for at least $10 billion in damages over edited clips of a speech that...
Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack December 16, 2025 By Bloomberg News Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit...
‘Shadow Banking’ Growing at Double the Rate of Traditional Lenders, FSB Says December 16, 2025 By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes The non-bank financial sector’s share of global assets grew to 51%, or $256.8 trillion, last year and expanded at double...
Bjak Founder Weighs IPO as Malaysia Insurtech Seeks Expansion Into Europe December 16, 2025 By Netty Ismail Bjak Sdn, Malaysia’s largest online insurance aggregator, is mulling an initial public offering within the next two years as it...
AIG Gets Approval to Acquire Everest Renewals in 6 EU Countries – in Time for Jan. 1 December 15, 2025 By L.S. Howard AIG announced it has received approval to proceed with the acquisition of Everest Group’s renewals in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands,...