Coffee Trader Seeks to Shield More Vietnam Growers With its Specialty Weather Cover July 9, 2026 By Mary Hui Major coffee trader ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. is pushing for a fivefold increase in the number of growers covered by its...
InsuranceDekho Said to Pick Banks for $400 Million India IPO July 9, 2026 By Rajesh Mascarenhas Indian insurance aggregator InsuranceDekho’s parent has selected HSBC Holdings Plc, Morgan Stanley, ICICI Securities Ltd. and IIFL Capital Services Ltd....
Some War Insurers Advise Shipowners to Pause Hormuz Voyages After Attacks: Sources July 8, 2026 By Jonathan Saul and Michael Jones Some war underwriters have advised shipping companies to pause voyages through the Strait of Hormuz while others are reviewing their...
Damaged Qatari LNG Tanker Awaits Salvage After Strike as Hormuz Risks Escalate July 8, 2026 By Jonathan Saul, Marwa Rashad and Andrew Mills A Qatari LNG tanker was still stuck off Oman on Wednesday awaiting salvage operations, shipping data showed, a day after...
Allianz Unit to Cut as Many as 1,800 Jobs in Push to Adopt AI July 8, 2026 By Stephan Kahl Allianz SE plans to eliminate hundreds of positions at its assistance and travel insurance subsidiary Allianz Partners as the company...
London Moves to Expand Influence in $140 Billion ILS Market July 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik The world’s biggest hub for commercial and specialty risk is angling for a much more prominent role in the $140...
Private Equity Turns to Heat Detectives as Climate Risks Intensify July 8, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Erratic weather is forcing private equity investors to scrutinize a new source of financial risk — whether assets in their...
Iran Tells UN It Has Right to Control ‘Parts’ of Hormuz Strait July 8, 2026 By Jack Wittels Iran told the United Nations’ shipping agency that it has authority over parts of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway...
Ugandan Farmers to Challenge $5.6 Billion Pipeline in UK Lawsuit July 8, 2026 By David Herbling A group of Ugandan farmers will on Tuesday file a lawsuit in the UK High Court against the East African...
LNG Tanker at Risk of Exploding After Two Vessels Struck Near Strait of Hormuz July 7, 2026 By Andrew Mills, Maha El Dahan, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad A Qatari LNG tanker was at risk of exploding and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker was damaged near the Strait...