Shippers Fear Death More Than Costs as US Aims to Open Hormuz March 31, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Charles Gorrivan and Alexandre Rajbhandari Shippers remain doubtful of a wholesale return to the Strait of Hormuz while it remains beset by conflict, throwing cold...
China’s Top Private Insurer Taps AI to Unlock $174 Billion Value March 31, 2026 By Bloomberg News Five years ago, almost no accident and health insurance claims at Ping An Insurance Group ran without humans. Today, nearly...
Iran Strikes Fully Laden Kuwait Oil Tanker in Dubai Port March 31, 2026 By Fiona MacDonald, Sherif Tarek and Weilun Soon An Iranian drone hit a fully laden Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai early on Tuesday in one of the most...
People Moves: WTW Makes Structural, Leadership Changes to EMEA Regional Operations; Carpenter Taps FloodFlash’s Bartholomew as Head of Parametric Advisory March 30, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers WTW and Guy Carpenter. A summary of these new hires...
Missing Crew Not Found in Iran-Hit Vessel, Thai Ship Owner Says March 30, 2026 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat A search for three crew members reported missing after a Thai-flagged cargo vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz...
Toyota’s China JVs Recall 560,000 SUVs Over Seat Safety Risk March 30, 2026 By Bloomberg News Toyota Motor Corp.’s Chinese joint ventures are recalling more than 560,000 sport utility vehicles to fix a defect in the...
European Commission’s Data Stolen in Hack on AWS Account March 30, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli The European Commission was hit by a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of internal data, months after...
Iran’s Grip on Hormuz Is Tighter Than Ever After a Month of War March 30, 2026 By Weilun Soon and Prejula Prem Israel and US strikes have wiped out senior Iranian leaders and hit key targets across the country. But after a...
Africa’s Biggest City Takes Out $7.5 Million Flood-Risk Policy March 30, 2026 By Yinka Ibukun Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, has secured a $7.5 million flood insurance policy so some of its poorest residents can access...
Trump Extends Deadline for Striking Iran’s Energy Plants Into April March 27, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or...