France further cut its estimate for this year’s wine production, putting output below 2024’s historically low level, after summer heat waves and wildfires hit vineyards. With the grape harvest nearly complete, output is now seen at 36 million hectoliters, the …
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan’s top property and casualty insurer, could spend more than $10 billion on acquisitions to boost its international business, according to Brad Irick, who co-heads the unit. The firm, which generates about 80% of its overseas …
Stretched valuations for artificial intelligence companies and challenges to the Federal Reserve’s independence have fueled the risks of a “sharp market correction,” the Bank of England said on Wednesday. In its quarterly financial stability update, the UK central bank said …
Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in the 1980s because of human-caused climate change and people moving closer to wildlands, a new study found. A study in the journal Science looks …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Westfield Specialty International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Nelson as Active U/W for Syndicate 4472 Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part …
Cyber risk modeler CyberCube has gained a new investor to support its long-term growth. The software-as-a-service cyber risk analytics provider said Spectrum Equity is investing more than $180 million, subject to regulatory approvals. It equity firm with join ForgePoint Capital, …
San Francisco-based insurance AI start up FurtherAI announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to improve insurance workflows through AI. Claiming that those who run the $7 trillion insurance industry are “doing trillion-dollar work with …
Kentucky’s attorney general claimed Tuesday that the online gaming platform Roblox has become a “playground for predators” as he announced a lawsuit accusing the company of lax child safety measures. The Kentucky suit, filed by his office Monday in a …
Fortegra Group Inc., a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has secured a box in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s. Effective immediately, Fortegra will operate from Box 388 on the third gallery in the Lloyd’s underwriting …
A Virginia appellate court has ordered a new trial in a malpractice case in which a jury awarded a $2.5 million in damages against a doctor for alleged failure to properly administer anesthesia to a woman undergoing an emergency caesarian …