International
Berkshire, Cyber Risk and the Strait of Hormuz: Insurability Hinges on Price
During the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel told shareholders that the conglomerate's decisions on investments and acquisitions depend on several factors, ...
Portugal Launches $26.5B Resilience Plan After Storms, Blackout
Portugal's government on Tuesday announced a 22.6 billion euro ($26.5 billion) investment program to roll out over nine years, aimed at mitigating risks including climate change and power outages. ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
EU Countries, Lawmakers Fail to Reach Deal on AI Rules
EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on watered-down landmark artificial intelligence rules after 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday and will resume talks next ...
Business Interruption Claims Arising From the Middle East Conflict
The current conflict in the Middle East has been as disruptive commercially as it has been geopolitically. Many businesses operating in the region are suffering from a combination of sharp demand ...
Data Centers Offer a Potential $10 Billion Windfall for Insurers
Soaring demand for insurance coverage related to data center construction is creating a "meaningful growth opportunity" for the industry, outstripping some traditional insurance markets, according to ...
Trump Blockade of Iran Ports Risks Widening War to High Seas
President Donald Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran collapsed over the weekend risks widening a war now entering its seventh week, lifting oil prices and raising ...
U.S., Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire Brokered by Pakistan
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused ...
U.S. Doubles Hormuz Reinsurance Guarantees to $40 Billion With New Partners
The U.S. is doubling, to $40 billion, its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees to ships willing to travel through the Strait of Hormuz with the addition of new insurance partners, including ...