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UK’s Second Biggest Mortgage Lender Pulls Offers Over Flood Risk

The UK’s second biggest mortgage provider has stopped making loans on homes at risk of flooding, over fears they may become uninsurable — and therefore, unsellable — over the coming years. Nationwide Building Society uses mapping technology to identify which …

London Firms Are Letting More Staff Work Entirely From Home

London’s employers are letting more staff work entirely from home, according to a prominent recruitment firm, with workers keen to earn the premium paid by jobs in the capital without enduring its high living costs. The proportion of white-collar jobs …

Missiles Fired by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Damage Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker in Red Sea

Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea on Friday [April 26], authorities said. The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days …

Vale, BHP Offer $25B Settlement for Mining Disaster, but Brazil Authorities Want More

Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to reparations for the 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, but local prosecutors still want them to bump up their offer. The proposal, the Brazilian …

Key Insurer Says Russia Oil Price Cap Increasingly Unenforceable

A Group of Seven-imposed cap on the price of Russia oil is becoming increasingly unenforceable, an organization at the heart of the global insurance industry said, offering one of the most direct criticisms yet of measures that were meant to …

UK Motor Premiums Start to Stabilize but Costs to Insurers Mount: ABI

Motor premiums increased by just 1% in the first quarter of 2024, indicating an easing of the price rises seen in 2023 when premiums rose by 25% from 2022, according to the Association of British Insurers. However, insurers continue to …

Canada’s London Drugs Shuts Pharmacies After Cyber Incident

Pharmacy chain London Drugs Ltd. shut dozens of stores in western Canada on Sunday following a cyber incident. The chain discovered it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident on Sunday, a representative said by email, and shut all 79 …

Africa Specialty Risks Launches ASR Syndicate 2454 at Lloyd’s

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused re/insurance group, has launched ASR Syndicate 2454 focused on underwriting business across Africa. It is the first African-focused syndicate writing business at Lloyd’s and is managed by Apollo. ASR Syndicate officially began underwriting …

Amboss Underwriting Assumes Oilfield Insurance Agencies’ Downstream Portfolio

Zurich-based Lloyd’s coverholder Amboss Underwriting has assumed the portfolio of the Zurich branch of Oilfield Insurances Agencies. Effective April 17, 2024, the announcement marks the commencement of Amboss’ operations in Zurich and Amsterdam. Amboss has received approval from Lloyd’s of …

Shadow-Fleet Oil Tanker That Crashed Had Void Western Insurance

A shadow-fleet oil tanker that crashed in Denmark’s vital straits produced a set of insurance documents that weren’t valid, a stark example of how there’s little clarity about who would pay the bill if such a ship had a major …

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