International & Reinsurance News for January 2026
- Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos
- Financial Lines MGA Verde Risk Management Launched by Asta’s MGA Platform
- Two Dead in Thailand After Second Deadly Crane Accident a Day Earlier
- Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers
- UK Regulators Agree Deal to Coordinate With EU on Critical Tech Providers
- Denmark-US Rift Persists as NATO Nations Deploy to Greenland
- Cyber Breach Affected 750,000 Canadian Investors, Regulator Says
- People Moves: AXA XL Reinsurance Promotes Longbottom and Pedro; Matthias Appointed Global Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, Succeeding De Nil
- Trade and War Worries Haunt Davos as World Seen ‘on a Precipice’: WEF Survey
- 2025 Among World’s Three Hottest Years on Record: WMO
- Sedgwick Launches Global Specialty Platform in London
- Drones Hit Two Tankers in Black Sea, Driving Up War Insurance Costs
- UK Actuaries Sound Alarm on Loss Models Downplaying Climate Risk
- Warburg Mulls $1 Billion Sale of London Insurance Broker McGill
- India Digital Insurer Acko Said to Seek Banks for $350 Million India IPO
- Markets/Coverages: ATA Launches $750M Insurance Facility for AI Infrastructure Boom
- People Moves: Chaucer Taps Carpenter’s Loh as CEO Singapore; Price Forbes Singapore Names Carpenter’s Heath as Head of Reinsurance and Wholesale
- Door of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Was Locked, Says RTS
- Markets/Coverages: Berkshire (BHSI) Expands Casualty Lines in Italy
- Factbox: Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Global Scrutiny for Sexualized AI Deepfakes
- BBC Defends Documentary Targeted by Trump in $10 Billion Suit
- Wildfires, Storms Fuel 2025 Insured Losses of $108 Billion: Munich Re Report
- Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources
- Business Moves: Nexus Acquires Medical Tourism MGA; SRG Buys North of England Broker Kennett; Jensten Buys 3 Brokers, Gaining 1st Entry in Scotland
- Markets/Coverages: Brit Launches Property Direct & Facultative in Bermuda
- US Seizes Fifth Vessel Taken in Venezuela Blockade
- Finnish Police Release Russia-Linked Ship Held in Cable Sabotage Case
- Indian Insurer’s Worker Posts Draft Earnings in WhatsApp Status
- One Dead in Australian Wildfires That May Burn for Weeks to Come
- Switzerland Mourns Fire Victims as Country Seeks Answers; Insurers Assess Damages
- People Moves: Munich Re Syndicate Taps HDI’s Ogden as CEO; HDI Global UK & Ireland Names Hunt as Interim CEO in UK & Ireland as Ogden Departs
- Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say
- China Urges Nestlé to Work Quickly on Baby Formula Recall
- Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Insurance Launches Bermuda Excess Casualty Business
- Insurers Buy Erste SRT Deal Linked to €10 Billion Loans for M&A
- CRC Group Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium
- Japanese Insurer Sompo to Ramp Up Overseas Credit Investments
- Fire Safety Inspections Lapsed for Years at Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in New Year’s Blaze
- Update: Storm Goretti Batters Europe With Violent Winds, Power Cuts
- Blenheim Partnerships Launches Specialty Trade-Related MGA
- Octave Ventures’ Statera Gets Approval to Be Lloyd’s Managing Agent
- German Minister Says EU Must Take Legal Steps to Stop Grok’s Sexualized AI Photos
- Australian State Faces Catastrophic Fire Risk From Heat Wave
- Nestle Infant Formula Recall Widens to Africa, the Americas and Asia
- German Dentists’ Fund Sues Advisers Over €1.1 Billion Loss
- US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker and Another Tied to Venezuela
- Trump Won’t Rule Out Military Force to Acquire Greenland
- Arctic Freeze Deepens Europe’s Travel and Power Strains
- Governments, Regulators Increase Scrutiny of Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek
- Nestle Recalls Infant Formula Batches in 25 Countries Over Toxin Risk
- People Moves: Westfield Specialty Taps Sompo’s Röskau for New Company Market Unit
- Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia
- German Insurers Report Below-Average Natural Disaster Claims in 2025
- UK Investment Group Kelso Buys Stake in Travel and Insurance Firm Saga
- Europe Backs Greenland After Trump Resumes Takeover Threats
- Germany Sees Russian Covert Attacks as Prelude to Wider Conflict
- Oil Tankers Sail From Venezuela With no Flag or Safety Documents, Shipping Data Show
- Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Rebrands Leopanthera as Ryan Financial Lines
- Swiss Bar’s Owners Face Criminal Negligence Probe After Fire
- UK Set New Annual Heat and Sunshine Records Last Year
- Europe Saw Record Surge in Renewable Output, Driving Below-Zero Power Prices in 2025
- US Military Operation in Venezuela Disrupts Caribbean Travel
- Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Tests Investor Appetite for Geopolitical Risk
- Aon Extends Employment Agreement With CEO Case
- Definity Financial Completes $2.4B Acquisition of Travelers’ Canadian Businesses
- Swiss Resort Fire Victims Sent Abroad as Tragedy Investigated
- The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026
- Authorities Probing Damage to Undersea Telecom Cable in Gulf of Finland
- Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills
- US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
- Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers
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