Africa Trade Insurer Seeks $500 million to Help With Iran War Cost Increase April 16, 2026 By Simon Jessop Africa’s leading multilateral insurer of trade risk is seeking around $500 million in capital from partners to support countries that...
Helvetia Baloise Set to Return $3.6 Billion to Investors to 2028 April 16, 2026 By Noele Illien Helvetia Baloise Holding AG said it aims to return some 2.8 billion Swiss francs ($3.6 billion) to investors over the...
Viewpoint: Why Brokers Have Little to Fear and Everything to Gain From AI April 16, 2026 By Martin Henley The world’s largest insurance brokers recently found themselves caught in an “AI scare trade” after news that Tuio home insurance...
Britain May Extend Bans on Gagging Orders That Cover Up Workplace Abuse April 15, 2026 By Kirstin Ridley Britain may widen a planned ban on non-disclosure agreements that silence victims of workplace harassment, discrimination and abuse to include...
England Has 1.2 Million Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses April 15, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any...
Australian MedTech Firm EBR Systems Flags Possible Data Breach of Patient Records April 15, 2026 Medical technology firm EBR Systems on Wednesday said a cybersecurity incident detected in February may have resulted in unauthorized access...
Italy Court Allows Class Action Against Meta Over Facebook Data Scraping April 15, 2026 A Milan court on Tuesday accepted a class action brought by a consumer group against Meta Platforms over the theft...
Trump Says Talks With Iran Could Resume Soon, as US Blockades Iranian Ports April 15, 2026 By Jana Choukeir and Kanishka Singh President Donald Trump said talks with Iran to end the war could soon resume and end in a deal, telling...
Dutch Insurer Aegon Strikes $2.7B Deal to Sell UK Insurance Business to Standard Life April 15, 2026 Aegon has agreed to sell its UK insurance business to Standard Life for a total value of 2 billion pounds...
People Moves: Aon Commercial Risk Taps Reed From Howden as CCO in UK; BHSI UK Names Kirby Country Manager and Nixon to Lead Exec & Professional Lines April 14, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon Commercial and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of...