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Britain’s M&S stops taking online orders after cyber attack
“Our experienced team – supported by leading cyber experts – is...
Shifting Gears: Cautious mid-term outlook for global motor insurance as challenges persist, says Swiss Re
Swiss Re's Chief Underwriting Officer Casualty Laure Forgeron said:...
Unilever recalls aerosol dry shampoos over cancer risk
The move once again raises questions about the safety of aerosols in personal-care products. In the past year and a half, a number of aerosol sunscreens have been pulled from shelves, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena, Edgewell Personal Care Co.’s Banana Boat...
Fitch rates its first natural disaster clause Sovereign Bond
`On 20 October we assigned a rating of ‘B’ to Barbados’s US dollar-denominated global bonds maturing on 1 October 2029. The issue includes provisions for payments to bondholders to be deferred for up to two years in the event of a pre-defined natural disaster. This is...
Climate change becomes the number one risk in all geographies: AXA Report
Thomas Buberl, CEO, AXA Geopolitical risks come in second place, overtaking cyber and pandemic risks. 95% of the experts surveyed expect geopolitical tensions to persist and spread throughout the world. As an indirect consequence, energy-related risks are now in...
Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $1.2 trillion by 2030
To support that unprecedented level of EVs, carmakers and their battery partners are planning to install 5.8 terawatt-hours of battery production capacity by 2030, according to data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and the manufacturers The world's top automakers...
Fitbit sued in Australia for misleading consumers on faulty devices
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said between May 2020 and February 2022, Fitbit claimed consumers will not be entitled to a refund unless they returned a faulty product within 45 days of purchase or shipment, which is in not in accordance...
Australia flags new corporate penalties for privacy breaches
Unknown cyber criminals this week demanded ransom from Australia's largest health insurer, Medibank, after claiming to have stolen 200 gigabytes of customers' data including medical diagnoses and treatments The thieves have reportedly threatened to make public the...
TB passes COVID-19 as top infectious killer
That compares to 1,449 people a day dying due to COVID-19, calculated from the 40,578 deaths reported in the past 28 days on the Johns Hopkins University dashboard Following gargantuan global efforts against COVID-19, tuberculosis (TB) is once again the world's...
Bank of England fines MS Amlin Underwriting $10.84 million various for lapses
The penalty reflects the seriousness of MSAUL’s failure to meet the expected standards in this case, and should deter similar conduct by other firms,” Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said in a statement. London: The Bank of England said on Thursday it had...
Russia poised to largely skirt new G7 sanctions on oil price cap and insurance
Months of discussions between the United States and those insurance, trading and shipping firms have mollified concerns on their exposure to sanctions but all parties now realize Russia can largely skirt the plan with their own ships and services. Russia can access...
Munich Re warns on target after $1.6 billion hit from Ian
Ian hit Florida in September and was one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in the US. It carved a trail of ruin across southern Florida, downing bridges, inundating roads and shattering homes. Insured losses have been estimated at more than $60 billion...