15 12, 2025

Deadliest Morocco Flooding in Two Decades Leaves Dozens Dead

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Flash flooding left at least 37 people dead in a city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, the North African country’s deadliest such incident in more than two decades. Search and rescue operations remained underway in Safi on Monday after heavy rains …

16 12, 2025

LA Fires Push Insurers’ 2025 Disaster Losses to $107 Billion

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Even with no hurricanes making landfall in the U.S. in 2025, insured losses from global natural catastrophes surpassed the $100 billion mark for the sixth consecutive year, according to an analysis by Swiss Re Institute, the research arm of the …

15 12, 2025

India’s Cabinet Approves Opening Up of Insurance, Nuclear Sectors, Sources Say

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India’s cabinet has approved sweeping changes to atomic energy laws and fully opened the insurance sector to foreign investors, two government sources said on Friday, key policy moves aimed at attracting billions of dollars in two critical sectors. India, which …

16 12, 2025

Ford Retreats From EVs, Takes $19.5B Charge as Trump Policies Grip Industry

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Ford Motor said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is killing several electric-vehicle models, in the most dramatic example yet of the auto industry’s retreat from battery-powered models in response to the Trump administration’s policies and …

15 12, 2025

Insurance Covers Settlement Paid by Stocks Instead of Money: Delaware High Court

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A settlement paid by stocks rather than money is a covered loss that must be paid by an insurer, the Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed. The state’s high court agreed with a lower court’s ruling that the definition of “loss” …

15 12, 2025

Insurance Covers Settlement Paid by Stocks Instead of Money: Delaware High Court

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A settlement paid by stocks rather than money is a covered loss that must be paid by an insurer, the Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed. The state’s high court agreed with a lower court’s ruling that the definition of “loss” …

15 12, 2025

Jury Orders J&J to Pay $40M to Women in Latest Talc Trial

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A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court awarded $18 million to Monica Kent and $22 …

15 12, 2025

AIG Receives Approval to Acquire Everest Renewals in 6 EU Countries as Jan. 1 Looms

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AIG announced it has received approval to proceed with the acquisition of Everest Group’s renewals in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Ireland. The European Union deal is part of AIG’s $2 billion acquisition of Everest’s retail commercial insurance renewal …

17 12, 2025

EU to Abandon Combustion Engine Ban in Win for Carmakers

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The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry. The proposal will allow carmakers to slow the rollout of electric vehicles …

16 12, 2025

Denver, Rockies Face Power Shutoffs as Winds Boost Fire Risk

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Xcel Energy is preparing customers in the Rocky Mountain region for preemptive blackouts to help reduce the risk of wildfires as strong, dry winds threaten to knock down power lines. The utility said it would likely shut off power starting …