Jellyfish Shut French Nuclear Reactors as Heat Wave Builds August 11, 2025 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Joe Wertz Electricite de France SA was forced to shut four atomic reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged up filter drums...
Markets/Coverages: Hiscox Launches Sexual Molestation Liability Cover August 11, 2025 Global specialist insurer, Hiscox, has announced the appointment of Harriet Turner to its London Market business to lead its new...
People Moves: Lancashire Announces Senior Leadership Promotions, Including CEOs of Insurance Units; CFC Taps Ascot’s Keeler as Head of Digital Underwriting August 11, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lancashire Holdings and CFC Underwriting. A summary of these new hires...
Britain’s M&S Restores Click and Collect Services 15 Weeks After Systems Hacked August 11, 2025 By James Davey British retailer Marks & Spencer has resumed taking click and collect orders for clothing after a nearly four-month hiatus following...
African Lender Weighs Claiming Lloyd’s Payout on Zambia Debt August 11, 2025 By Ondiro Oganga and Matthew Hill TDB Group, an African trade and development lender, is considering claiming insurance on debt it’s owed by Zambia that has...
Emirates Expands Electronics Restrictions With Power Bank Ban August 11, 2025 By Leen Al-Rashdan Emirates will ban the use of power banks aboard its flights and only allow passengers to bring one such device...
Nigeria Insurance Stocks Gain Most in Almost 20 Years on New Law August 11, 2025 By Anthony Osae-Brown and Emele Onu Nigerian insurance stocks had their biggest weekly gain in almost two decades after a new law was passed requiring companies...
Zurich Insurance Reports Record H1 Profit of $4.2B, Driven by Middle Market, Specialty August 8, 2025 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance Group reported some record numbers during the first half: business operating profit (BOP) was up 6% to a...
Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Annual Coral Loss in 39 Years August 8, 2025 By Rod McGuirk The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four...
Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake in French Broker Diot-Siaci to Private Equity Firm Ardian August 8, 2025 By L.S. Howard Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake in Diot-Siaci, a Paris-based corporate insurance brokerage...