Virus from Africa Kills Horses in Thailand, Showing Dangers of Biosecurity Gaps May 29, 2020 By Margo Towie and Jason Gale When horses suddenly started dying in Thailand as the nation locked down to stem the spread of COVID-19, researchers feared...
Israel Thwarts Major Cyber Attack Against Its Water Systems May 29, 2020 By Aron Heller Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water...
Google Urges EU to Use Current Laws, Not New Ones, to Regulate Artificial Intelligence May 29, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Google has called on the European Union to use current EU laws to govern the use of artificial intelligence rather...
Crashed Pakistan Plane First Tried to Land Without Landing Gear at 203 Miles Per Hour May 28, 2020 By Alan Levin A deadly plane crash in Pakistan is prompting questions about how the crew could touch down without landing gear when...
Australia’s 4 Summer Natural Disasters Cost Insurers More Than US$3.44 Billion May 28, 2020 The cost of insurance claims from four natural catastrophes during Australia’s 2019-2020 summer has passed A$5.19 billion (US$3.44 billion), said...
German Court Backs Damages Claims Against VW, Providing Clarity for 60,000 Cases May 28, 2020 By Christoph Noelting and David McHugh A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software...
Insurtech Trov Partners with LatAm Insurer Sura to Bring On-Demand Insurance to Brazil May 28, 2020 Trov, the San Francisco-based insurtech company, is partnering with Latin American insurer Seguros Sura to bring on-demand insurance products to...
Could Hong Kong’s Role as Global Financial Hub Be Jeopardized by China Security Law? May 28, 2020 By Jessie Pang and Yew Lun Tian China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists...
Brit Enters High Net Worth Market with Launch of Private Client Offering May 28, 2020 Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, has launched a private client offering. Brit Private Client will provide brokers...
Allianz and Generali Plan to Sell Life Insurance Assets: Sources May 28, 2020 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Sonia Sirletti Two of Europe’s largest insurers are gearing up to sell billions of euros in life assets — a niche corner...