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MS Amlin appoints Nicola Harris to lead natural resources
In this role, Nicola will be responsible for leading the efforts of...
Death toll from Texas floods reaches at least 43; dozens still missing
The administration has cut thousands of jobs from the National...
Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought
Brazil's Science Ministry blames the drought on this year's onset of the El Nino climate phenomenon, which is driving extreme weather patterns globally. In a statement earlier this month, the ministry said it expects the drought will last until at least December, when...
Lloyd’s approves Oka syndicate-in-a-box 1922, to focus on solution to protect against buyer-side carbon credit risks
The volume of carbon credit purchases has quadrupled over the past four years, with the market expected to grow exponentially as corporations make commitments to achieve net zero targets as a priority LONDON: Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s,...
AI startup mind foundry helps insurers spot cognitive decline in older drivers
“If a person is over a certain age, their insurance policy is gone, their independence is gone,” Mullins said. “Not all individuals age the same way. Now data can tell us that the person is driving safely. That’s aresponsible use of AI.” Mind Foundry Ltd., an...
Howden launches climate-focused parametric insurance unit
The global market for parametric insurance is expected to reach $29.3 billion by 2031, analysis from Allied Market Research showed, up from $11.7 billion in 2021 London: UK-based insurance broker Howden said on Tuesday it had created a new unit to focus on climate-...
EU banks told to review clients in historic ESG crackdown
Global banking and financial stability organizations are all reviewing reporting and capital frameworks, though none has moved as fast as the EU in setting firm requirements. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision expects to publish a proposed framework for...
Deadly Indonesian cough syrup was almost pure toxin, court papers show
The criminal case comes as efforts grow worldwide to tighten oversight of drug supply chains after a wave of poisonings linked to contaminated cough syrups that killed dozens more children in countries such as Gambia and Uzbekistan An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough...
Cat bond market is defying the global selloff with record returns
Big reinsurers like Swiss Re and Munich Re, as well as some real-economy companies, have increasingly looked to cat bonds as they try to protect themselves from once-in-a-lifetime disasters. In July, Blackstone Inc. turned to cat bonds to shield property assets from...
Howden launches world first insurance innovation hub with £500m of delegated underwriting capacity
As new funding for the global insurtech sector continues to fall following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Howden Ventures has initially committed £10m of new funding to the sector, with a view to support at least five new startups over the next two years London:...
Multilateral development banks provide record climate finance
``But we need to do more. In Asia and the Pacific, home to many of the most climate-vulnerable countries, we will need to mobilize significant amounts of private sector finance to move from the billions to trillions required to cut greenhouse gas emissions and...
FM Sitharaman urges private sector to come forward and support SDGs
For the first time, during India's G20 Presidency, the agenda of Sustainable Finance has been extended to cover financing for SDGs, in addition to Climate Finance, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Marrakesh: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday...