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Should a State Surcharge Insurers That Underwrite Fossil Fuel Risks?

Connecticut lawmakers are considering imposing a surcharge on insurers’ premiums from the fossil fuel industry. The proposal (SB-1115) calls for a tax of 5% of any premiums any insurer licensed in the state receives from fossil fuel companies annually. The …

Yellen Warns Climate Change Could Trigger Asset Value Losses, Harming Economy

Climate change is already having a major economic and financial impact on the United States and may trigger asset value losses in coming years that could cascade through the U.S. financial system, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn on Tuesday. …

Aspire General Insurance Expanding into Arizona

Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Aspire General Insurance Co. is expanding into the Arizona marketplace. According to Tyler Nicholson, vice president of marketing at Aspire General, the move into Arizona is the first state in an aggressive state expansion plan. Aspire General …

Swiss Re Closes $700M Alternative Capital Deal, Enabling Growth in Favorable Market

Swiss Re has closed a US$700 million multi-year stop-loss transaction with funding led by J.P. Morgan. The financing builds upon an innovative hybrid transaction concluded with J.P. Morgan in April 2022, which was the first of its kind to combine …

Head of UK Employer Group CBI Steps Aside Over Allegations

The Confederation of British Industry said on Monday that its director-general, Tony Danker, had stepped aside while the employer body conducted a review into his behavior. The CBI said it had already conducted an internal investigation into Danker’s workplace behavior …

Markets/Coverages: Verlingue Launches Dedicated Media Practice in UK

Verlingue Ltd., the UK chartered insurance broker, has established a dedicated media practice under plans to expand its presence in the fast-growing independent media sector. The team, headed up by Maia Olesen, client director, will focus on independent advertising agencies …

Climate Change to Cost Germany Up to €900B by 2050: Study

Extreme weather caused by climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros [$957.2 billion] in cumulative economic damage by mid-century, a study showed on Monday, as Europe’s biggest economy seeks climate adaptation measures to cut the damages bill. …

Ukraine Holds Online Talks With Partners on Grain Export Deal Extension: Source

Ukraine has started online talks with partners on extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at ensuring Kyiv can keep shipping grain to global markets, a senior Ukrainian government source said on Tuesday. The source said Ukraine had not held …

20 Cars of Norfolk Southern Cargo Train Derail in Ohio

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said. But unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East …

Update: China to Launch National Financial Regulator in Major Supervisory Overhaul

China will set up a new financial regulatory body consolidating oversight, which analysts said was aimed at closing loopholes with multiple agencies monitoring different aspects of trillions of dollars’ worth of its financial services industry. The government will also set …

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