Natural Disaster Protection Gap Returned to ‘Average Levels’ in 2023 January 24, 2024 Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $118 billion in 2023, according to Aon’s annual Climate and Catastrophe Insight report....
What Does Red Sea Disruption Mean for Europe’s Economy? January 23, 2024 By Mark John Weeks of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants on vessels in the Red Sea have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal,...
Microsoft’s Bing, Edge to Avoid EU’s Digital Dominance Crackdown January 23, 2024 By Stephanie Bodoni and Samuel Stolton Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine, Edge web browser and Advertising services are set to be exempt from strict new European...
UK Braces for More Hurricane-Strength Winds From Next Atlantic Storm January 23, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Brian K. Sullivan Just over a day after Storm Isha started to clear, the UK is bracing for more hurricane-strength winds off the...
French Regulator Fines Amazon for ‘Intrusive’ Staff Surveillance January 23, 2024 French regulator CNIL said on Tuesday it had fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros ($35 million) for what the...
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian Citizen Over Hack of Insurer Medibank January 23, 2024 By Ben Westcott Australia imposed cybersecurity sanctions for the first time on a Russian hacker over his role in the breach of healthcare...
Envelop Risk Launches Cyber Reinsurance Lloyd’s Vehicle With Managing Agent Apollo January 22, 2024 Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber re/insurance and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop SPA 1925, a dedicated cyber reinsurance...
Hurricane-Force Winds Cause Chaos, Blackouts Across Europe January 22, 2024 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha, Lars Paulsson and Elena Mazneva Storm Isha is causing travel disruption and power blackouts across northern Europe, as it brought hurricane-force winds to the UK...
Looming Waste-Landslide Disaster Prompts Review of Environmental Laws in Denmark January 22, 2024 By Sanne Wass A landslide of contaminated soil that threatens to pollute a water stream in Denmark has prompted the nation’s government to...
Trudeau to Hold National Summit in Response to Canada’s Massive Spike in Auto Thefts January 22, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike...