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Swiss court admits Indonesian islanders climate case against Holcim
Holcim said it intends to appeal the decision and that the question...
Hong Kong plans new crypto,infrastructure rules for insurers
The insurance regulator would impose a 100% risk charge on...
Houthis intensify attacks on merchant ships, send drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea
Insurance industry sources said that additional war risk premiums, paid when vessels sail through the Red Sea, were quoted up to 0.7% of the value of a ship in recent days from around 1% earlier this year, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars of extra costs and the...
China refines financial stability law to strengthen risk prevention
The bill aims to establish a comprehensive cross-agency mechanism for risk detection and mitigation within the financial system, as the country grapples with a prolonged real estate crisis and vulnerabilities in smaller banks China’s new financial stability law draft...
Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’
“It almost seems like a pandemic unfolding in slow motion,” said Scott Hensley, a professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania. “Right now, the threat is pretty low … but that could change in a heartbeat.” Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are...
Insurers achieve positive mid-year renewal outcomes, Global reinsurance capital reaches a new record of $695 billion by Q1 2024, says Aon
Aon Securities estimates that overall ILS capital increased to an all-time high of $110 billion through the second quarter, increasing from $108 billion at year-end 2023, with a record $46 billion of catastrophe bond limit on-risk. For the first time, more than $8...
Beryl makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane on island near Grenada
"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation," the US National Hurricane Center said. Experts say that such a powerful storm forming this early in the Atlantic hurricane season -- which runs from early June to late November -- is extremely rare....
Cyber insurance premiums falling globally, businesses become more adept in curbing their losses, Howden Report
Business interruption is usually the biggest cost following a cyber-attack, but businesses are able to reduce those costs with better back-up systems, such as through the use of cloud providers, the report said Cyber insurance premiums are falling globally as...
Insurance premiums for climate resilience and NatCat protection are set to increase by 50% by 2030, to reach $200-250 billion, says report
Whilst insurance promises to be a great enabler to unlocking the transition and adapting economies to a new climate era, it will require a paradigm shift in how risk management is prioritised if climate finance is to be deployed and businesses are to secure their...
Cost of new drug development is key concern for life science as focus shifts to repurposing: WTW Survey
The survey also revealed that regulation and reputation risk have risen to the top of the life science agenda as companies feel pressure on a range of issues such as increasing regulatory activity post-Covid, U.S. drug price controls, rising data privacy concerns, ESG...
Lawsuits targeting ‘Climate Washing’ becoming more frequent
Over 2023 some 233 new climate-related cases were filed worldwide, with cases in the Global South gaining traction. A ruling by the Supreme Court of India established a new constitutional right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change London: Companies...
After Oil, Russia may be building a shadow fleet for gas
Gas is key to the Kremlin’s plans to boost exports, replenish government coffers and fund its war machine — but that requires a larger share of the global LNG market, now that the once-lucrative European pipeline trade has been almost cut off. To date, expansion plans...