Deadly Landslide in Indonesia’s Nickel Hub Signals Supply Risk April 14, 2025 By Alfred Cang, Annie Lee and Eddie Spence A deadly landslide at a top nickel-producing hub in Indonesia has heightened scrutiny of a method used to extract the...
Tropical Cyclone Jude Tears Through Northern Mozambique Near Coal Hub March 11, 2025 By Matthew Hill and Tavares Cebola Tropical Cyclone Jude made landfall on Mozambique’s northeastern coast in the early hours of Monday, bringing damaging winds and torrential...
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Hits Australia’s Iron Ore Hub February 14, 2025 By Renju Jose and Christine Chen Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia’s west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world’s largest iron...
China Hits Back With Targeted Tariffs After Trump Imposes New Levies February 4, 2025 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kevin Huang China on Tuesday imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods,...
Swiss Re’s Business Unit CEOs Share Views on Key Risk Themes of 2025 December 20, 2024 Social inflation will continue to be a top concern for insurers and reinsurers in 2025 with US liability claims increasing...
Markets/Coverages: McGill, TMK and Convex Launch Trade Disruption Facility November 26, 2024 McGill and Partners, the London-based global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a new trade disruption insurance facility in...
US Dockworkers Suspend Three-Day Strike After Contract Extension October 4, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove US dockworkers agreed to end a three-day strike that had paralyzed trade on the US East and Gulf coasts and...
Biden Says Prolonged Port Strike Would Be ‘Man-Made Disaster’ October 3, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers,...
Tata iPhone Component Plant in India Halts Production Indefinitely After Fire September 30, 2024 By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil Production will remain suspended indefinitely at a Tata Electronics plant in southern India that makes Apple iPhone components after a...
Factories in Vietnam’s Export Hubs May Face Weeks of Disruption After Typhoon Yagi September 11, 2024 By Francesco Guarascio, Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu Typhoon Yagi caused severe damage to many factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam’s export-oriented industrial hubs, with some shuttered...