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Susan Panuccio to join Howden as Group Chief Financial Officer
Susan Panuccio, Group Chief Financial Officer-designate, Howden...
Marsh McLennan and its businesses will brand as Marsh
Creates a new unit, Business and Client Services (BCS), to...
July 1 reinsurance renewals confirm downward pricing pressure: Fitch
Pricing across most reinsurance lines continued to gradually fall, as it had at the January and April renewals, and rates for loss-free property programmes fell by 10%–15%. In contrast, US casualty pricing was broadly flat, and retrocession pricing and coverage...
Former Lloyd’s CEO John Neal to join AIG as President
John Neal, President-designate, AIG In this role, Neal will report to chairman & CEO, Peter Zaffino and lead AIG’s General Insurance organization, which includes the North America Commercial Insurance, International Commercial Insurance and Global Personal...
Rising AI-driven cyber attacks and geopolitical tensions shaping APAC cyber risk landscape, Aon study
"In 2025, global and regional geostrategic tensions remain a key driver of cyber risk for companies in APAC. This trend is likely to accelerate with nation-state-backed threat actors continuing to employ cyber campaigns to facilitate conflicts or instigate grey-zone...
Some airlines checking Boeing fuel switches after Air India crash
The precautionary moves by India, South Korea and some airlines in other countries came despite the planemaker and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration telling airlines and regulators in recent days that the fuel switch locks on Boeing jets are safe.The locks have...
Boeing settles with Canadian man whose family died in 737 MAX crash
Boeing has settled more than 90% of the civil lawsuits related to the two accidents, involving two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together killed 346 people, paying out billions of dollars in compensation through lawsuits, a deferred prosecution agreement...
‘All Crew Muslim’: ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages
Maritime security sources said even though shipping companies must step up due diligence on any tangential link to Israel before sailing through the Red Sea, the risk of attack was still high. Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting...
Miller launches Korean marine team with four senior hires
David Kim, Head of Korea at Miller, added,``We expect to expand into other lines as we capitalise on the potential for close collaboration with our strong foundations in the London marine market.” London: Miller, an independent specialist (re)insurance broker,...
US hurricane losses could surge by 50% under 2°C global warming, MS Amlin study warns
The findings come as the industry grapples with an intensifying mismatch between risk exposure and pricing adequacy — a gap that MS Amlin cautions could leave communities underprepared for the financial fallout of future storms. MS Amlin CEO, Andrew Carrier’s...
Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say
The FAA's Continued Airworthiness Notification on July 11 came after a preliminary report on Friday into last month's Boeing 787-8 crash, which killed 260 people, raised questions over engine fuel cutoff switches. WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI/MONTREAL: The U.S. Federal...
10 hydropower projects damaged in Nepal floods, no significant effect on power export
In a statement, Independent Power Producers Association Nepal (IPPAN) said that seven hydropower projects currently generating 251 MW hydropower have been completely shut down due to the floods. Kathmandu: At least 10 hydropower projects have been damaged by floods in...