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EU needs regulations to manage growing security risks posed by Chinese intelligent vehicles
Intelligent cars, typically electric or hybrid vehicles, allow for...
South Korean insurance majors eye Indian market
Samsung and Hyundai Marine & Fire are interested in potentially...
Google agrees $36 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australia telcos
Google admitted the arrangement had a substantial impact on competition from rival search engines, and has stopped signing similar deals while also agreeing to the fine, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) added. Google agreed on Monday to pay a...
AM Best’s Top 50 Global Reinsurers: Swiss Re unseats Munich Re as new No 1 among IFRS-17 players in 2024
Now, AM Best's ranking of “World’s 50 Largest Reinsurers' has four Asian reinsurers - China Re(fourth largest IFRS -17 global reinsurer, with a premium income of $5.9 billion) Korea Re(sixth largest IFRS -17 global reinsurer, with a premium of $5.77...
Aon sued for its role in collapse of Israel insurtech Vesttoo
The lawsuit claims Aon “ignored red flags” about letters of credit and encouraged counterparties to work with Vesttoo despite expressing concerns internally about the business. The trustee, Lawrence Hirsh, alleges the insurance broker partnered with Vesttoo in an...
Talks for treaty on plastic pollution end without agreement
The fifth round of negotiations on the plastics treaty (INC-5.2) in Geneva was part of efforts launched in 2022 to address what the United Nations calls a "plastic pollution crisis" that threatens oceans, wildlife, human health and the climate. Scientists estimate...
Swiss Re sets up task force to monitor tariff impact
Chief Executive Officer Andreas Berger said he doesn’t see the tariffs directly affecting the reinsurance industry, but the task force aims to find out how there are indirect impacts from the levies. Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed...
Australia’s financial regulator sues Mercer over customer disclosures
The lawsuit comes after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission report criticized leadership across the A$4.1 trillion pensions industry for fostering a culture of poor customer service, outlining 34 recommendations for reform. The regulator has also taken...
Shadow tanker fleet grows more slowly as Western sanctions target Russian oil
Together with U.S. restrictions, they mean more than 440 shadow fleet tankers face sanctions, including tankers Moscow needs to ship oil to its biggest buyers, China and India Dozens of tankers have joined the shadow fleet this year compared with hundreds in previous...
Advent International to acquire Israeli software provider Sapiens International for $2.5 billion in cash
“Insurers are increasingly turning to technology to help unlock growth and profitability… We will work with the company (Sapiens) to accelerate investment into technology innovation, AI, and customer centricity,” Douglas Hallstrom, a director at Advent, said in a...
African lender weighs claiming Lloyd’s payout on Zambia debt
TDB — together with the African Export Import Bank — has found itself at the center of an increasingly contentious debate about including the lenders’ facilities in sovereign-debt restructuring on the continent. While Afreximbank is adamant it won’t participate, TDB...
Swiss Re tackles longevity drug impact with life policy advice
Metformin, traditionally used to manage type 2 diabetes, and rapamycin, an immunosuppressant developed for organ transplant recipients, are part of a growing list of substances being explored for anti-aging purposes, Swiss Re said. In some cases, the medications are...