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Berkshire taps Charlie Shamieh to succeed Ajit Jain as insurance chief, WSJ reports
Charlie Shamieh,chairman, Gen Re Berkshire owns reinsurer Gen Re,...
Geopolitical and legal volatility accelerates for insurance buyers:Aon says
“Conflicts, supply‑chain disruption and sanctions exposure are...
Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines
With increasing airspace closures around Russia and Ukraine, throughout the Middle East, between India and Pakistan and in parts of Africa, airlines are left with fewer route options NEW DELHI: Proliferating conflict zones are an increasing burden on airline...
Aircraft makers need to come out with SOPs for airlines to deal with GPS spoofing situations IATA
Airlines have been reporting GPS interference with their flights in different parts of the world, especially while flying near or over conflict zones. New Delhi: Amid flights facing rising instances of GPS interference and spoofing, global airlines' grouping IATA on...
Highways baking at 70 degrees C hint at scorching summer across China, US
Across the Northern Hemisphere, the extreme heat is a reflection of how much warmer the Earth is compared with a few decades ago, Daniel Swain, a climatologist at the University of California, Los Angeles said. Since 1959, Europe in particular, but parts of the...
Lloyd’s announces a new Executive Team
Commenting on the appointments, Patrick Tiernan, Lloyd’s Chief Executive. said: “We will work at pace to deliver on the market’s short-term priorities. We will also work closely with Council to develop a long-term vision for the Corporation, that will strengthen and...
Aon appoints Andy Marcell to serve as CEO of Global Solutions
Andy Marcell Marcell will remain as CEO of Reinsurance until John Neal joins Aon on September 1, 2025, and continue to report to Aon President and CEO Greg Case and serve on the Aon Executive Committee. DUBLIN: Aon plc has appointed Andy Marcell to serve as CEO of...
Airlines say they are studying legal options over aircraft delivery delays
Willie Walsh, Director General, IATA Airlines would resist any attempt by planemakers or other suppliers to raise their prices due to tariffs, but that there were no signs of plane prices being pushed higher so far,IATA Director General Willie Walsh The airline...
DBS drops plans to form an insurance partnership in India and Taiwan, bids fail to match value expectations
DBS was working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc as it weighed forming insurance partnerships in India and Taiwan, and some products in Singapore, in a transaction that could have been valued at a few hundred million dollars. DBS Group Holdings Ltd has shelved plans to...
1 June renewals: Rate moderation continues, with nuanced shifts across towers, reports Howden Re
The 1 June 2025 renewal reflects a market transitioning from disruption to disciplined recalibration. Whilst rate moderation continued, underwriting rigour persisted, especially in structurally challenged layers LONDON: Howden Re expected a continued moderation in...
Iranian man pleads guilty in US to 2019 Baltimore ransomware attack
Iranian-linked hackers have also targeted U.S. critical infrastructure under the guise of ostensibly independent personas, such as the November 2023 defacement of water treatment equipment in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, by a group called Cyber Av3ngers An Iranian...
Mud and rock bury Swiss village after glacier collapse, one person missing
"We've lost our village," Matthias Bellwald, the mayor of Blatten told a press conference after the slide. "The village is under rubble. We will rebuild." GENEVA: A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock...