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AI,cyber, and climate change will be key insurance themes in 2026, predicts GlobalData
Cyber and climate change/natural catastrophes are also key themes....
Catastrophe bonds linked to wildfires lose ‘untouchable’ status
More than $5 billion of cat bonds with some level of exposure to...
Yokahu launches first independent Parametric Exchange to transform disaster risk finance
The platform enables real-time risk assessment, pricing, and seamless capacity allocation, broadening the ability of parametric (re)insurance to play a vital role in climate resilience and disaster preparedness London: Yokahu, a leading innovator in parametric...
Aon’s president Eric Andersen made sr advisor to CEO Case
The role of president has been assumed by Case. Andersen joined Aon with the firm's acquisition of Minet in 1997 and has played a significant role over the last 28 years in advancing the firm's Aon United strategy, resulting in positive outcomes for clients,...
At least 33 dead as tornadoes ravage central US
"Numerous significant tornadoes, some of which may be long-track and potentially violent, should continue into this evening," the National Weather Service said At least 33 people were killed and dozens more injured Saturday when tornadoes and violent storms raked...
UK police charge Russian captain involved in U.S. tanker ship crash
The 59-year-old Vladimir Motin was captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong that hit the Stena Immaculate tanker, carrying military jet fuel, at close to full speed on Monday. Initial concerns of an environmental disaster subsided as assessments showed the jet fuel...
StanChart raises 1 bn euro via first social bond, commits 50% for India
The 8-year bond will primarily facilitate lending to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), ensuring access to finance, helping create jobs and empowering and nurturing women-owned SMEs, StanChart said in a statement on Friday New Delhi: UK multinational Standard...
British PM Starmer scraps health body in search of savings and better care
Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, UK "I can't, in all honesty, explain to the British people why they should spend their money on two layers of bureaucracy," Prime Minister Keir Starmer Starmer said in a speech in the northern English city of Hull. He said the change...
Gold vaults $3,000 in rush for safety from market, political worry
"There will likely be increased flows into safe-haven assets like gold, especially as investors move away from equity growth stocks amid rising uncertainties and future concerns," said Dina Ting, Head of Global Index Portfolio Management at Franklin Templeton. The...
American Airlines jet engine catches fire after landing in Denver, passengers evacuated
The engine fire is the latest in a series of high-profile aviation incidents that have raised questions about U.S. aviation safety, including the January 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people WASHINGTON:...
French publishers and authors sue Meta Platforms for copyright infringement
SNE, the trade association representing major French publishers including Hachette and Editis, along with authors’ association SGDL and writers’ union SNAC, filed a complaint this week in a Paris court dedicated to intellectual property, the group said at a press...
Growing role of insurance companies and retail investors in private credit making it vulnerable: BIS report
“The growing role of insurance companies and retail investors, as well as funds’ leverage and degree of portfolio concentration warrant monitoring, This is especially relevant in light of growing interlinkages between banks and private credit” The Bank for...