10 08, 2026

Tropical Cyclone Dolphin Brings Heavy Rains to China in Risk to Crops

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A typhoon that struck the Chinese coast on Sunday is steadily weakening after making landfall, but is set to bring widespread heavy rain through this week that could threaten crops. Typhoon Dolphin has weakened to a tropical storm after making …

12 08, 2026

FDA Urges Sanitation, Supplier Checks to Curb Fresh-Cut Produce Contamination

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized guidance for preparation and packaging of fresh-cut produce, recommending measures such as sanitation control, supplier verification and refrigeration to reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses. The guidance for ready-to-eat produce comes …

10 08, 2026

People Moves: Augment Risk Promotes Cripps to New Role of Group Head of Growth and Broking; Fidelis Partnership Taps Ascot’s Donovan as Head of U/W, Property Binders

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Augment Risk and the managing general agent The Fidelis Partnership. A summary of these new hires follows here. Augment Risk Promotes Cripps in Newly Created Role of Group Head …

10 08, 2026

Viewpoint: Understanding Why Privacy Claims Doubled in H1 2026

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When we published our report The State of Web Privacylast November, our central argument was that privacy risk behaves less like a static compliance checkbox and more like cyber risk. Just as security teams track attackers by their tradecraft, brokers …

10 08, 2026

Colombia Suffers Widespread Damage From Magnitude 7.4 Quake

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A major earthquake hit Colombia on Monday morning, burying people under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure in the Pacific region and the central Andes. The magnitude 7.4 tremor struck at 7:34 a.m. local time near the …

10 08, 2026

Virginia Study on Data Centers Calls for Tighter Water Regulations

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Virginia, the world’s largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study that examined the state’s eastern region groundwater supply and the resource-hungry industry’s possible impact on it, finding declines are likely in a critical aquifer due to population growth …

10 08, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Rokstone’s Athena Cyber Division Launches Supply Chain Extension

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Rokstone, the London-based specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), announced that its new Athena Cyber Division has launched a customer and supplier supply chain disruption extension. The solution enhances total supply chain security, covering losses arising from cyberattacks affecting both …

10 08, 2026

Drivers of Mercedes AMG Cars File Class Action Over Burn Hazard from Logo on Seat

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Two drivers of Mercedes AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company, claiming that the AMG logo on their driver’s seat gets so hot that it literally brands them and causes burns. Gabriel Lahijani and …

10 08, 2026

OpenAI Pays $3.2 Million in Probe Over Hiring Foreign Workers

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OpenAI and a subsidiary will pay $3.2 million to settle U.S. government claims that they favored foreign workers with temporary employment visas and discriminated against U.S. job applicants in recruiting and hiring, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The …

10 08, 2026

New AIG CEO Anderson Talks Marketplace ‘Pass-Throughs,’ Opportunity

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Eric Anderson, new CEO of American International Group (AIG), offered an in-depth view of the company during his first earnings call at the helm, referring to opportunities within current marketplace conditions. Anderson said the market is “transition from an extended …