Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decade Caused Billions in Economic Damage December 1, 2023 By Ruth Olurounbi Nigerian floods last year that claimed hundreds of lives also caused up to $9 billion in damage, according to a...
People Moves: MS Amlin Promotes Forsyth to Head of Marine, Succeeding Humberstone; Generali GC&C Names Mediterranean, LatAm Managers as Part of Business Reorg December 1, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C). A summary...
Brexit Backer and Inventor James Dyson Loses Libel Lawsuit Against UK Newspaper December 1, 2023 By Sam Tobin James Dyson, the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, lost a libel lawsuit on Friday against a British newspaper...
UN Report Warns of ‘Silent’ Threat of Drought as Planet Warms December 1, 2023 By Sana Pashankar While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over...
How Panama Fishing Boats Brought Mining Company First Quantum to its Knees December 1, 2023 By Valentine Hilaire For more than a month, a group of 16 fishing boats has been blocking a key port in Panama, choking...
Maersk Reaches Settlement Over Ship That Blocked Suez Canal December 1, 2023 By Christian Wienberg A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S settled a Danish lawsuit against the companies behind a ship that blocked the Suez canal in 2021,...
World to Hit 2.5F of Warming During 2023 as Hottest Year on Record November 30, 2023 By Gloria Dickie With a month to run, 2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels,...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Rokstone Launches Contingency Portfolio November 30, 2023 Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, announced the launch of a new contingency...
Shadow Banks, Such as Insurers, Hedge Funds, Could Be Sitting on Elevated Risk: ECB November 30, 2023 The European Central Bank may need to take on a bigger role in supervising shadow banks as they are now...
London Metal Exchange Triumphs in Lawsuit Over Canceled Nickel Trades November 30, 2023 By Sam Tobin and Pratima Desai The London Metal Exchange (LME) won a legal battle with U.S. financial firms on Wednesday which brought a case demanding...