21 08, 2025

Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts

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With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic minority investments in firms where we can …

21 08, 2025

Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies

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Canadian energy giants Cenovus Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. are facing a greenwashing complaint by an investor group that accuses the companies of misleading disclosures over emissions targets. Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC) accused the oil sands producer and the …

21 08, 2025

India’s Nayara Turns to Dark-Fleet Tankers and Russian Oil for Survival

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One month after being hit by European Union sanctions, India’s Nayara Energy Ltd. is relying on a growing pool of dark-fleet tankers to transport its products, and a narrowing menu of crude imports to keep its operations running. The oil …

21 08, 2025

Hackers Accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium Customer Accounts

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Orange SA’s Belgian business said that hackers gained access to data from 850,000 customer accounts, in the third major cyberattack targeting the French telecommunications firm this year. The company detected that one of its IT systems had been compromised at …

21 08, 2025

Climate Change Accelerates Melting of Italy’s Ventina Glacier

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Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year’s hot summer, geologists …

21 08, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility

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Willis, a WTW business, announced the launch of Gemini, the first digital facility designed to deliver sustainable capacity locally to clients across their insurance portfolios. This solution is designed to address the increasing complexity of risk and market volatility, providing …

21 08, 2025

Hurricane Erin to Menace Eastern US Beaches Into the Weekend

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Hurricane Erin is triggering dangerous beach conditions across much of the US East Coast that will likely last into the weekend, as the storm pushes north in the waning days of the summer travel season. Erin is not currently forecast …

21 08, 2025

Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to 10 Years in String of Hacks

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A member of a notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider was sentenced on Wednesday to ten years in prison in connection with a string of major hacks and cryptocurrency thefts. US District Judge Harvey Schlesinger delivered the sentence to …

21 08, 2025

Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit for $30 Million

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Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting their personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class …

21 08, 2025

People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has promoted Virginie Massé to the role of head of …