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What’s occurring? Hurricane Isaias forms despite El Nino event
A storm forming in the Atlantic that could turn into a category 3 hurricane during an El Nino cycle...
What are the major global chokepoints?
The last five years has seen significant, continued disruption to global trade. In a decade that started with the...
El Niño Impacts Panama Canal Traffic
The Panama canal plans to again cut maritime traffic due to worsening drought caused by the El Niño climate...
AM Best Reinsurance Market Briefing 6th of September 2026
AM Best’s reinsurance market briefing often sets the tone for debate at the annual September Monte Carlo Rendezvous and...
Nepal & Tibet Hit by Flash Floods
The cause of the powerful torrents of floodwater that swallowed towns, roads and bridges in Nepal is not yet clear, but CNN reports that...
UK Heatwaves May Cost UK Economy $4.4bn in Lost Output
Writing to her cousin in the 19th Century, the novelist Jane Austen bemoaned the “dreadful hot weather” for keeping her in a “continuous state of...
Iran War generates $4.3bn net loss for Middle Eastern Airlines
The ongoing Iran War is expected to deliver a $4.3bn net loss to Middle Eastern airlines for 2026, according...
Houthis considering toll fees for Bab El-Mandeb Strait
Yemen’s Houthis are actively considering toll fees in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, mirroring Iran’s action in the Strait of...
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan’s Southern Kumamoto Prefecture
Around 300,000 people were instructed to go to evacuation centers, Japan’s disaster management agency said, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake...
Gigantic Wildfire Hits France
The gigantic wildfire ravaging southwest France has created an extremely dangerous “pyrocumulonimbus” — a phenomenon never seen in the country — a spokesman for...
Yemen’s Houthis Poised to Attack Vessels in Bab El-Mandeb Strait
Yemen’s Houthis are poised to attack vessels that are transiting the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC),...
Typhoon Bavi Barrells into China and Japan with over 2 million evacuated.
China was hit by Typhoon Bavi with over 2 million people evacuated, having earlier hit Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain, marking it as the longest-lasting tropical...
Iran Raises the Stakes in the Red Sea
Iran says it could call on Yemen’s Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front...
Airbus revises aircraft demand as Iran War impacts industry
Airbus revised its passenger aircraft demand by 1%, citing the fallout from the Iran War and global trade tensions. The revision marks the end of a sustained period of growth for the...
Oil Tankers Continue to Navigate Strait of Hormuz
Oil tankers are continuing to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, in the face of recent attacks on an oil...
Insurers Seek Clarity Over War Clauses
The Financial Times reports that Russian submarines targeting subsea cables in UK waters or Chinese drones flying over US territory “might...
View from Airmic 2026
“Today’s risk environment is defined by interconnected uncertainty,” said Andreas Berger, Group CEO, Swiss Re and a keynote speaker...
Airlines Fear Winter Flight Disruption
Airlines are preparing to slash their winter flight schedules, with the potential for planes to be grounded and tens...
How the Iran War is disrupting global entertainment events
Russell hosted a webinar examining how the Iran War is impacting major entertainment events including the FIFA World Cup. ...
Moving beyond traditional risk structures
Russell hosted an event involving six global corporates and a dozen alternative risk transfer (ART) specialist underwriters to discuss...
Food Tariff Cuts Help Ease Pressure on UK Economy
The UK Government’s announcement of tariff cuts to biscuits and chocolates is welcome news for consumers but even biscuits...
Why predictions of Super El Nino may be far from reality
The hype around the possibility of a ‘Super El Nino’ that is currently developing in the tropical Pacific Ocean may not materialise this year, due to a misreading of trends in...
Wargaming Scenarios for Balance Sheet Resilience
Key decisions are increasingly made without businesses having a solid understanding of the interconnected landscape that they are operating...