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Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact
In Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand the death toll mounted to over...
Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening global flight disruption
The advisory follows an unnerving incident on Oct. 30 involving a...
CrowdStrike exec apologizes before US Congress for software glitch behind July global outage
Delta Air Lines has vowed to take legal action, saying the outage forced it to cancel 7,000 flights, impacting 1.3 million passengers over five days, and cost it $500 million. CrowdStrike rejected Delta's contention, that it should be blamed for massive flight...
Tokio Marine Kiln and Marsh launch exclusive $50 million market-first trade disruption facility for ports and terminals
Through the offering, ports can now secure an additional cover should certain wider events beyond their control lead to ships being diverted away from or refusing to sail to their facilities. The facility also provides additional cover for ports impacted by blockages...
New research from Beazley reveals AI is the biggest challenge facing digital health and wellness firms
Beazley’s research found fewer than a third (30%) buy the essential tailored insurance covers that protect against bodily injury caused by a variety of technology-based drivers London: Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, has today published its latest Digital...
Lloyd’s partners with World Bank Group in bid to boost guarantees to $20bn by 2030
Lloyd’s CEO, John Neal, said, “Collaboration is the hallmark of the Lloyd’s market, and through our ongoing partnership with MIGA, the (re)insurance industry has facilitated projects around the world which are having a tangible impact on the local and national...
Reinsurers differ on expectations for pricing in Jan 2025 renewals: Fitch survey
``We believe the pricing cycle has most likely passed its peak and we expect a softer market in 2025 due to the sector’s abundance of capital. We recently revised our global reinsurance sector outlook to ‘neutral’ from ‘improving’ to reflect this,'' said Fitch London:...
20TH SIRC: Singapore Dy PM Gan Kim Yong to deliver keynote address
“With the strong line-up of panels and a dynamic meeting agenda fostering robust debate, we are excited to bring the global industry together for yet another year to shape the future of the reinsurance industry,'' Marc Haushofer, Chair of the SRA Singapore: The...
Businesses in APAC taking longer to convert working capital into cash, affecting liquidity: Aon
According to the report, the average days receivable for Asia Pacific companies for year ending 2023 was 71 days. Although a small increase from 2022, an increase in days receivable reflects a decrease in working capital availability and indicates slower collection of...
Mercedes Benz fire incident may slow down EV transition in South Korea
Although batteries are a critical component in electric cars and can pose serious safety risks if not properly manufactured or managed, automakers have so far kept the identity of their battery suppliers confidential, not just in Korea but around the globe. A...
Thousands of fires are burning in the drought-wracked Amazon
Climatologists have warned for decades that events like this year’s would come to pass. Droughts in the last two decades have become much more severe and much more common. The last year — the hottest on record globally — brought Brazil’s extremes to a new level Much...
Environmental activist ClientEarth sues Germany over pesticides use
The group said in a statement Germany was not complying with the 2009 Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive. The EU law should have been in force across the 27-member by 2011, but the reality has been patchy implementation, the group said Environmental activist...