Viewpoint: Driving Sustainable Underwriting Performance With Data and Discipline March 19, 2026 By Andrew McMellin International insurance markets are entering a new phase of the cycle. Rates have become increasingly competitive across the majority of...
EU Moves to Ban AI That Creates Nonconsensual Sexual Images March 19, 2026 By Gian Volpicelli Artificial intelligence tools that can be used to create nonconsensual sexual images may be banned in the European Union, following...
Countries Propose Safe Corridor to Free 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Gulf March 19, 2026 By Jonathan Saul A proposal from the UN’s shipping agency on Wednesday calls for a safe maritime corridor to free some 20,000 seafarers...
EU Sanctions Chinese and Iranian Companies for Cyberattacks March 19, 2026 The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against two China-based and one Iranian company for cyberattacks against EU member states....
Iran War Could Raise Exposures for Global Terrorism, Political Violence Underwriters March 18, 2026 By L.S. Howard The Iran war is likely to raise uncertainty in the global terrorism and political violence insurance markets, particularly in the...
Iran Warns Gulf Nations of Major Response After Gas Field Strike March 18, 2026 By Patrick Sykes and Kateryna Kadabashy Iran warned countries around the Persian Gulf that a number of energy assets are now “legitimate targets” after Israel attacked...
Greek Firms Scan Computer Systems as Iran War Raises Cyberattack Risks, Sources Say March 18, 2026 By Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis Greek shipowners and other companies are scanning their computer systems for evidence of cyberattacks after advice from the National Cybersecurity...
Gulf Banks Face $307 Billion Deposit Flight Risk if War Worsens, S&P Says March 18, 2026 By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Federico Maccioni Gulf banks could face domestic deposit outflows of $307 billion if the Middle East conflict deepens, S&P Global Ratings said....
Onex CEO Le Blanc Channels Buffett With Big Bet on Insurance March 18, 2026 By Layan Odeh and Derek Decloet Onex Corp. made a big bet on an insurance startup, and it didn’t take long for the losses to mount....
Germany Seeks Doubling of AI Data Centers by 2030 March 18, 2026 Germany plans to encourage investments in data centers to at least double domestic capacity and to boost artificial intelligence data...