International
Russian Hackers Target Western Critical Infrastructure, UK Warns
The UK government's cyber defense agency warned on Wednesday of an emerging threat to Western critical national infrastructure posed by hackers sympathetic to Russia and its war on ...
MGA Aspect Labs Opens for Business, Backed by Everest Re and AmTrust
Aspect Labs Ltd., the London-based managing general agent, has officially opened its doors for business, targeting small to mid-market risks that are not big enough for Lloyd's of London. Initially ...
Zurich Exits Insurance Climate Alliance, Days After Munich Re
Zurich Insurance Group AG is leaving a coalition of major insurers that have committed to reach net-zero emissions, the second high profile exit from the group in a matter of days. The Swiss insurer ...
New Images From Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Spark Safety Concerns
Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant showed exposed steel bars in the main supporting structure and parts of its ...
Munich Re Exits Insurance Climate Group, Citing ‘Material’ Legal Risks
Munich Re is leaving an alliance of leading insurers that have committed to reduce emissions due to what it says are "material" legal risks, in a move that marks the latest blow to a coalition built ...
Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal
A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking 5.1 million pounds ($6.3 million) in compensation and told a London court she ...
‘Climate Time Bomb Ticking’, Warns UN Chief, Urging Faster Cuts to Emissions
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was ...
UBS Buying Credit Suisse; Assuming More Than $5B in Losses
UBS agreed to buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in stock and agreed to assume up to 5 billion francs ($5.4 billion) in losses in a shotgun merger ...