Alta Signa Launches European Marine Division January 19, 2024 European boutique managing general agent (MGA), Alta Signa Europe B.V., announced the launch of a new European marine underwriting business....
Grain Insurance Program Could Be Blueprint for Ukraine’s Return to Air Travel: Doyle January 19, 2024 Ukraine is working “intensively” with partners to restore air travel suspended for nearly two years, with the main focus on...
Spanish Court Rules Facebook Moderator Suffered Work-Related Mental Trauma January 19, 2024 By Joan Faus and Catarina Demony A Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator’s mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such...
Melting Greenland Has Lost 1 Trillion Tons More Ice Than Previously Thought January 19, 2024 By Danielle Bochove The Greenland ice sheet, an expanse of frozen water about three times the size of Texas, is disappearing much faster...
Near Record Jump in CO2 Emissions This Year Risks Climate Goal January 19, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest increases on record this year, pushing the planet closer...
Cyclone Forming Near Australia’s Coast May Have ‘Severe Impact’ January 19, 2024 By Keira Wright Australia’s resource-rich Queensland state is bracing for its second tropical cyclone in a little more than a month, with a...
Hedge Fund Fermat Has Best Year Ever as Catastrophe Bonds Deliver Record Results January 18, 2024 By Gautam Naik Fermat Capital Management just had the best year in its more than two-decade history, after outsize bets on catastrophe bonds...
Mauritius and Reunion Assess Damage From Cyclone That Killed at Least 4 People January 18, 2024 By Gerald Imray and Lewis Joly Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean...
Secondary Perils Drive Global Insured Losses to Estimated $123B in 2023: Gallagher Re January 18, 2024 Non-peak (secondary) perils and record-setting weather and climate events drove global insured losses from natural catastrophes to an estimated $123...
Extreme Icy Weather Paralyzes Travel in Parts of Europe January 18, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Lars Paulsson Freezing weather in Germany and other parts of Europe threatened widespread road, rail and flight disruptions as the region braced...