Nigeria Insurance Stocks Gain Most in Almost 20 Years on New Law August 11, 2025 By Anthony Osae-Brown and Emele Onu Nigerian insurance stocks had their biggest weekly gain in almost two decades after a new law was passed requiring companies...
Zurich Insurance Reports Record H1 Profit of $4.2B, Driven by Middle Market, Specialty August 8, 2025 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance Group reported some record numbers during the first half: business operating profit (BOP) was up 6% to a...
Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Annual Coral Loss in 39 Years August 8, 2025 By Rod McGuirk The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four...
Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake in French Broker Diot-Siaci to Private Equity Firm Ardian August 8, 2025 By L.S. Howard Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake in Diot-Siaci, a Paris-based corporate insurance brokerage...
Australia’s Privacy Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Data Breach August 8, 2025 An Australian regulator has sued Optus, alleging the Singapore Telecommunications-owned carrier breached privacy laws during a 2022 cyber attack that...
BHP, Vale Offer $1.4B Settlement in UK Lawsuit Over Brazil Mining-Dam Disaster: FT August 8, 2025 Global miners BHP Group and Vale have offered around $1.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit in the United...
Fires Ravage Southern French Vineyards Ahead of Harvest Season August 8, 2025 By Nayla Razzouk French wine makers have seen extensive damage to vines that were almost ready to be harvested after the worst fires...
Brookfield Turns Focus to Insurance as Source of Fresh Capital August 7, 2025 By Layan Odeh Brookfield Corp. is planning to refocus itself into an investment-led insurer, marking a turn for the Canadian money manager that...
Frequent Disasters Expose Climate Risks to Infrastructure in South Asia August 7, 2025 By Niranjan Shrestha and Sibi Arasu Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability...
French Firefighters Battle to Control Worst Blaze Since 1949 August 7, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk French firefighters spent a third day tackling the country’s worst wildfire in more than seven decades, hoping to bring it...