Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks December 18, 2025 By Julian Lee Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and...
Japan Faces $6-a-Person Lawsuit Over Climate Change Risks December 18, 2025 By Aaron Clark and Shoko Oda More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the...
Viewpoint: AI Offers Key Engine for Insurers – From Prediction to Intelligent Decisioning December 18, 2025 By Erez Barak When Albania appointed the world’s first AI-powered cabinet minister in September 2025 in an effort to help stamp out corruption...
Ex-Greensill Executives Charged in Germany Over Bankruptcy December 18, 2025 By Karin Matussek German prosecutors charged two former board members of Greensill Bank AG for their roles in the 2021 demise of the...
European Rating Agency Scope Plans Global Expansion Drive and IPO December 18, 2025 By Marc Jones Scope Ratings, which brands itself as Europe’s home-grown alternative to S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, plans a U.S. expansion drive and...
People Moves: Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property Insurance; MGA Arrow Launches Professional Indemnity Practice, Naming Cox as Class Underwriter December 17, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Insurance Group and MGA Arrow Risk Management. A summary of...
India’s Parliament Approves Bill to Raise Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance to 100% December 17, 2025 By Nikunj Ohri India’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to raise foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 100% from 74%,...
Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy December 17, 2025 By Volker Kudszus, S&P Global Ratings The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we...
Passenger Ferry Held for Hours After Suspected Russian Hack December 17, 2025 By Daniele Lepido European investigators are probing whether Russian military hackers breached computer systems on a vessel owned by MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company SA,...
Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela December 17, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s...