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Surging oil tanker insurance points to growing Black Sea chaos
Underwriters are now charging about 1% of the value of a ship for...
Venezuelan oil industry running on WhatsApp after cyberattack
The incident highlights just how frail the the country’s...
Insurers have to compensate for Russian seized aircrafts, rules UK Judge
The ruling relates to 147 planes and 16 engines that had insurance claims worth $4.5 billion attached. While it’s a victory for the lessors, the judge clarified what kind of insurance policies covered the losses, meaning not everything would be covered. Insurance...
EU proposes ban on Nord Stream gas pipeline, reduction of oil price cap
EU firms are involved in an array of service provision for Russia that’s legal under the cap at current prices but wouldn’t be at $45. That includes use of the large Greek oil-tanker fleet, as well as insurance and reinsurance that’s provided by different firms across...
Rise of autonomous vehicles to impact $400 billion US auto-insurance industry, says Goldman Sachs
“Autonomy has the potential to significantly reduce accident frequency longer-term and reshape the underlying claim cost distribution and legal liability for accidents,” Goldman Sachs analysts including Mark Delaney wrote in a June 9 note to clients The rise of...
ChatGPT suffers global outage including in India, OpenAI ‘investigating’
"We are investigating," said the company. About 88 per cent of complaints from India cited the chatbot not responding to queries, 8 per cent reported issues with the mobile app, and 3 per cent faced API-related problems New Delhi: OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT...
Beazley hires a new parametric insurance head
Stefan Wunderlich,head of Parametric Insurance Beazley has a long-term commitment to the property market, having trebled the size of its property underwriting since 2022. This commitment has seen it build a strong position in the US E&S market, roll out specialist...
Climate change altering laws of mortgage risk: Fitch
Fitch is now in the process of integrating physical climate risks into credit assessments. The move reflects an evolving concern among ratings firms and regulators alike that climate change is hitting the mortgage market — and the bonds that finance it — in ways that...
UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in court
High Court justice Victoria Sharp said the misuse of AI has “serious implications for the administration of justice and public confidence in the justice system.” Lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England, a...
Fire erupts on Singapore-flagged container vessel off Kerala coast; 18 rescued, 4 missing
The 270-metre-long vessel, with a draught of 12.5 metres, had left Colombo on June 7 and was en route to Mumbai, expected to arrive on June 10 Kochi: A major fire broke out on board a Singapore-flagged ship after a container explosion off the Kerala coast on Monday,...
BackBlue Ocean Finance Commitment surges beyond USD$3 trillion in assets under management
BNP Paribas, Eurazeo and Mirova are the latest financial institutions to join the Commitment which ensures a regenerating and sustainable ocean has a seat at the table in finance and insurance decisions. They join existing endorsers including Deutsche Bank, Standard...
India calls for transboundary cooperation to address extreme heat risks
PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Indian Prime Minister Outlining India’s transition from a preparedness-only approach to long-term heatwave mitigation, including cool roof technologies, passive cooling centers, urban greening, and the revival of traditional water...