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Apple, Amazon fight off $600 million UK lawsuit over alleged ‘collusion’
The lawsuit was brought by consumer law academic Christine Riefa on...
NHS ransomware hack caused patient harm in UK, data shows
Ransomware attacks have surged by some 300% in the last decade, and...
From crypto Picassos to frozen anthrax: Swiss Re scans horizon for emerging risks
The security of the new digital financial economy is also facing new risks. With quantum computing, for example, a new generation of computers is on the verge of completing tasks far beyond the reach of current machines These hyper-smart technologies offer significant...
Nearly 70% of car crashes linked to ‘self-driving’ in US were Tesla: Report
The report mentioned that out of 392 crashes, 273 were Tesla vehicles using Autopilot or the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. Honda cars were tied to 90 incidents, while Subaru models were involved in 10. Other makes, including Ford, GM, VW and Toyota, had five incidents...
Stuart McMurdo to succeed Michel Blanc as SCOR’s CEO of Reinsurance
Catherine Fassi will replace Stuart McMurdo as Regional CEO of EMEA and Canada for P&C, effective July 1st, 2022 Paris: After 31 years with SCOR, Michel Blanc will retire in January 2023. He will be succeeded as CEO of Reinsurance by Stuart McMurdo. Michel and...
Ukraine grain can be shipped and insurers after removal of Black Sea mines
“It’s not safe for ships to get in or get out at the moment. Until the mines are swept, that situation is not going to change,” said Guy Platten, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, which is also working on opening up maritime channels As the...
Report casts doubt on net-zero emissions pledges by big global companies
Roughly half of the Forbes 2000 largest companies have yet to announce plans to reach net-zero — the point at which greenhouse gas emissions are negated by deep cuts in output as well as methods to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Of the 702 companies with a...
Beijing warns of ‘explosive’ COVID outbreak as Shanghai begins mass testing
While China’s infection rate is low by global standards, President Xi Jinping has doubled down on a zero-COVID policy that authorities say is needed to protect the elderly and the medical system, even as other countries try to live with the virus. So far the country...
Canada, in a world first, proposes health warnings on individual cigarettes
"Adding health warnings on individual tobacco products will help ensure that these essential messages reach people, including the youth, who often access cigarettes one at a time in social situations sidestepping the information printed on a package," Mental Health...
Ant Group to revive IPO as Beijing eases crackdown
Billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma The company’s stock market listing was hastily shelved at the behest of Beijing in November 2020. At the time, it was slated to be valued at around $315 billion and planned to raise $37 billion, which would have been a world...
Africa: Major insurers and banks join hands to manage biodiversity risks
Responsible management of Africa’s natural capital, including its water, soil and forests, “creates fantastic opportunities and contributes to the growth and development of the continent,” Rachael Antwi, group head of ESG at Ecobank said Financial institutions that...
Russia’s state-owned RNRC to reinsure Russian oil shipments
The sources, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue, said Russian central bank-controlled RNRC was now the main company providing state guarantees to Russian insurance firms that offered cover such as Ingosstrakh, which insures Russian...