Congo Fighting Drove Spike in Insurance Costs, Squeezing Miners, Insurer Says February 4, 2026 By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila Political violence insurance premiums in Democratic Republic of Congo jumped as much as tenfold last year due to unrest in...
China to Ban ‘Hidden’ Car Door Handles to Address Safety Fears February 4, 2026 China will ban ‘hidden’ car door handles from 2027, becoming the first country to phase out a design pioneered by...
Beazley Agrees to Zurich’s Sweetened £8 Billion Takeover Bid February 4, 2026 By Noele Illien and Leonard Kehnscherper Zurich Insurance Group AG has made a sweetened £8 billion ($11 billion) bid to buy Beazley Plc, an offer that’s...
People Moves: Marsh Names Quest as UK CEO, Succeeding Lay; TMK Taps Carpenter’s Sitki as Cyber Re U/W; Everest Promotes 2 Key Leaders in Facultative & Hybrid Re February 3, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), and Everest Group. A summary of...
Markets/Coverages: Munich Re Launches Pandemic Consortium via Lloyd’s Market February 3, 2026 Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate announced the launch of The Pandemic Consortium, a Lloyd’s market initiative which will...
The $3 Trillion AI Data Center Build-Out Becomes All-Consuming for Debt Markets February 3, 2026 By Paula Seligson More than $3 trillion. That’s the staggering price tag to build the data centers needed to prepare for the artificial...
Russian Captain Found Guilty Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash February 3, 2026 By Sam Tobin The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off the east coast of Britain in...
EU Body’s Advice on Toxin Limit in Baby Formula Prompts More Recalls February 3, 2026 By Sybille de La Hamaide and Alexander Marrow The European food safety body on Monday advised a maximum threshold for the cereulide toxin used in infant formula, prompting...
India Plans a $2.2 Billion Bet on Carbon Capture and Storage February 3, 2026 By Preeti Soni India’s government proposed a 200 billion rupees ($2.2 billion) program to ramp up the deployment of carbon capture utilization and...
Data Center Boom Offers Organic Growth Opportunities for Brokers Like Aon, Marsh February 3, 2026 By L.S. Howard The global boom in the construction of data centers – driven by the growth of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and...