Vienna Insurance Group Offers to Buy Germany’s Nuernberger Beteiligungs for $1.61B October 17, 2025 Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) said late on Thursday that it will acquire all shares of German insurer Nuernberger Beteiligungs AG...
Chinese Freighter Halves EU Delivery Time on Maiden Arctic Voyage to UK October 17, 2025 A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a UK port, state-run news agency Xinhua...
Marsh McLennan Reports 4% Organic Revenue Growth, Down From Q3 2024 October 16, 2025 Marsh McLennan reports consolidated revenue during the third quarter of $6.4 billion, an increase of 11% over Q3 2024, or...
Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events October 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2025 are estimated to hit US$105 billion, bringing...
Markets/Coverages: HSB Canada Launches Cyber Insurance Coverage for Businesses October 16, 2025 HSB Canada, a specialty insurer and part of Munich Re, introduced HSB CyberPro™, a new solution that provides comprehensive insurance...
Record Global Renewable Energy Growth Remains Short of Climate Target: Report October 16, 2025 By Susanna Twidale A record amount of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, but that still left countries short of targets...
CO2 Hits Highest Levels Ever Recorded, WMO says, Warning of More Extreme Weather October 16, 2025 By Olivia Le Poidevin Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached the highest ever recorded, potentially further warming the planet and leading to...
‘Catastrophic’ Hacks Warning Follows Intrusion of Cyber Firm F5 October 16, 2025 By Margi Murphy, Jordan Robertson and Ryan Gallagher The cybersecurity company F5 Inc. said nation-state hackers breached its networks, gaining “long-term, persistent access” to certain systems and stealing...
UK Sanctions Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft, Targets Shadow Fleet October 15, 2025 By Sam Tabahriti and Muvija M Britain targeted Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 44 shadow fleet tankers on Wednesday in what it...
Credit Suisse Bondholders Given Fresh Hope by Swiss Court Ruling October 15, 2025 By Hugo Miller, Tasos Vossos and Myriam Balezou A Swiss court has given fresh hope to Credit Suisse bondholders who sought damages after their investments were wiped out...