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Hurricane Melissa to trigger Jamaican Cat Bond, reinsurance losses
Hurricane Melissa will trigger the $150 million, International Bank...
Allianz Trade extends geographical footprint to new location Vietnam
Despite potentially facing higher US tariffs than its ASEAN peers,...
Physician group asks US to make funds available to doctors hurt by Change hack
“Hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare providers are facing an immediate – and rapidly intensifying – adverse impact on their cash flow and, ultimately, on their financial solvency,” Schumer wrote to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Influential U.S. doctors’...
Former Twitter execs sue Elon Musk for over $128 mln in severance
Elon Musk X is already facing a pair of proposed class actions claiming it owes rank-and-file workers who were laid off after Musk’s acquisition at least $500 million in severance, and a third lawsuit by six former senior managers making similar claims. X has denied...
Google apps, Facebook, Instagram face network outage
Users complained that they have been logged out of Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, YouTube accounts Many users of Gmail, YouTube and social networks Facebook and Instagram faced problems in logging into their accounts in several parts of the world, including India on...
Hacker forum post claims UnitedHealth paid $22 mln ransom in bid to recover data
The break-in at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare unit, which has sparked disruption across the United States, has been the object of online intrigue. Blackcat claimed last week that it had stolen millions of sensitive records in the hack, only to quickly delete its...
Malayan Insurance enhances Natural Catastrophe Analytics with Moody’s RMS Risk Modeler
Andrew Hare, managing director, APAC, Moody’s RMS, said: “We are delighted to partner with Malayan Insurance as they adopt Risk Modeler. In navigating the complexities of a rapidly evolving market, (re)insurers require deep insights that offer faster analytics, deeper...
European regulators crack down on Big Tech
The tech giants have been preparing ahead of a Wednesday deadline to comply with a new European Union law intended to increase competition in the digital economy. The law, called the Digital Markets Act, requires the biggest tech companies to overhaul how some of...
Apple fined nearly USD 2 billion by the European Union over music streaming competition
Apple banned app developers from ''fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app'', said the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm and top antitrust enforcer The European Union levelled its...
US FAA says Boeing 737 MAX production audit found compliance issues
The audit was prompted by a Jan. 5 mid-air emergency involving a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 that lost a door plug at 16,000 feet (4,877 meters). The FAA previously barred Boeing from expanding 737 production The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said the...
War risk insurance premium through Red Sea remained stable despite the sinking of the cargo ship
Insurance industry sources said that war risk premiums being quoted for Red Sea voyages had remained around 1% of the value of a ship for some weeks – compared with around 0.5% before the attacks started – with various discounts applied by underwriters The cost of war...
IAEA launches body composition database to combat worldwide obesity challenges
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Around 800 million adults worldwide are living with obesity and the number of children living with obesity is expected to reach 250 million by 2030 Obesity is now rising...