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South Korea’s Jeju Air crash insured by Samsung Fire & Marine and 4 others, reinsured by AXA XL
The aviation insurance industry could be looking at a claim for...
South Korea orders airline safety probe after worst domestic crash kills 179
Investigators are examining bird strikes, whether any of the...
Climate change: 4% of global GDP could be lost by 2050, Indian subcontinent to be badly hit
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka's exposure to wildfires, floods, major storms and also water shortages mean South Asia has 10%-18% of GDP at risk, roughly treble that of North America and 10 times more than the least-affected region, Europe Climate change...
Record global InsurTech funding of $15.8 billion in 2021:Report
By the end of 2021, an enormous $41.65 billion had been invested globally into InsurTechs across 2,249 deals in 63 countries. It included 99 mega-round deals, which accounted for $21.88 billion of the total. Therefore, more than half of all the investment (52%)...
EU counters lawsuits used by rich and powerful to silence critics
A proposed law on so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPPs, targets “groundless or exaggerated” lawsuits intended to “censor, intimidate and silence” journalists and others, the European Commission announced on Wednesday Wealthy individuals...
Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations
The Sakhalin-1 project produces Sokol crude oil off the coast of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, exporting about 273,000 barrels per day, mainly to South Korea, and to other destinations including Japan, Australia, Thailand and the United States Exxon said on...
Ransomware a growing cyber risk for US corporates, financials & Govt: Fitch
In 2021, there were 421.5 mil. attempted ransomware attacks in the U.S. and 623.3 mil. globally, up 98% and 105% YoY, respectively, according to a March 2022 report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ransom payments are also...
Price increases continue to moderate in Asian markets
Globally, cyber insurance pricing continues to show significant rate increases — 110% in the US and 102% in the UK for the quarter London: Insurance pricing in the first quarter of 2022 in Asia increased 3%, down from 4% in the prior quarter, as price increases...
Britain proposes post-Brexit changes to insurer capital rules
Britain inherited the so-called Solvency II rules from the European Union, and reforming them is seen by industry and government as a key reform after Brexit to keep the financial sector globally competitive London: Britain launched on Thursday a public consultation...
Musk’s Twitter ambitions to collide with Europe’s tech rules
Elon Musk Elon Musk will soon be confronted with Europe's Digital Services Act, which will require big tech companies like Twitter, Google, and Facebook parent Meta to police their platforms more strictly or face billions in fines Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition and...
Boeing shares sink on fresh 777X setbacks, array of charges
"We are concerned that this delay (in 777X delivery) may allow airlines to cancel without penalty," Citi Research analyst Charles Armitage said. Reuters reported last month that the Federal Aviation Administration had warned Boeing that existing certification...
Windows under attack from Chinese threat actors: Microsoft
"As Microsoft continues to track the high-priority state-sponsored threat actor HAFNIUM, new activity has been uncovered that leverages unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities as initial vectors," the company said in a blogpost San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has...