UK Prepares for Food Shortages Caused by Iran War CO2 Crunch April 17, 2026 By Alex Morales and Maddie Parker The UK has drawn up plans to prepare for potential food disruption as the Iran conflict causes a drop-off in...
Bank of England Says it Is Testing AI Risks to Financial System April 17, 2026 By Marion Dakers The Bank of England is testing the risks to the financial system caused by AI by conducting scenario analysis and...
Nord Stream Blasts Due to War, Say Insurers Seeking to Avoid Pay Out April 17, 2026 By Sam Tobin The Nord Stream gas pipelines were attacked in 2022 as a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, insurers told...
People Moves: Tokio Marine Kiln Promotes Spencer and Burgess to Lead Fine Art & Specie; HDI Global Taps Beblo From Everest as Global Head of Property Underwriting April 16, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Tokio Marine Kiln and HDI Global. A summary of these new...
Sanctioned Russian Oil Ships Using Fake Insurance, Ukraine Says April 16, 2026 By Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli A number of Russian shadow fleet tankers are transporting oil with insurance certificates from a company that doesn’t exist as...
US and Iran Weigh Truce Extension With Hormuz Still Shuttered April 16, 2026 By Salma El Wardany and Eric Martin The US and Iran are considering a two-week ceasefire extension to allow more time to negotiate a peace deal, according...
Sweden Sees Russia Intensifying Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure April 16, 2026 By Charlie Duxbury Russia’s intelligence services are now seeking to damage European infrastructure with cyber attacks rather than merely overwhelm websites with excess...
ECB to Quiz Bankers About Risks of Anthropic’s New AI Model, Source Says April 16, 2026 By Francesco Canepa European Central Bank supervisors are set to quiz bankers about the risks that Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model might supercharge...
Africa Trade Insurer Seeks $500 million to Help With Iran War Cost Increase April 16, 2026 By Simon Jessop Africa’s leading multilateral insurer of trade risk is seeking around $500 million in capital from partners to support countries that...
Helvetia Baloise Set to Return $3.6 Billion to Investors to 2028 April 16, 2026 By Noele Illien Helvetia Baloise Holding AG said it aims to return some 2.8 billion Swiss francs ($3.6 billion) to investors over the...