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Passengers Avert Crash Tackling Pilot Who Stabbed Colleague
A pilot of a jet carrying more than 170 passengers to Tel Aviv stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded a serious security incident. Catastrophe was narrowly avoided after a …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 5:18 PM |
People Moves: Howden Re Launches Danish Office, Naming Ellborg as MD; Re/Insurance Broker Cogent Names Holberry as CEO Designate
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Re and the re/insurance broker Cogent. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Re Launches Danish Office, Naming Ellborg as MD Howden Re, the London-based reinsurance unit of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 3:06 PM |
Griffin’s University Plan Turbocharges Miami Transformation
Ken Griffin has spent years trying to reshape Miami from a playground for the world’s wealthy into a high-finance and technology hub. That effort has largely centered on the city’s burgeoning Brickell financial district, where Griffin is constructing a headquarters …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 2:53 PM |
Bank of England Sees Growing Risk That Dangers From AI and Debt Will Materialize
The Bank of England on Wednesday warned of an increase in the risk that interconnected weaknesses in the financial system will crystallize, highlighting the re-escalation of the conflict in Iran and increased AI-related debt issuance. Rises in oil and gas …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 1:44 PM |
Tooker to Succeed Swift as CEO of The Hartford
The Hartford President A. Morris “Mo” Tooker is to succeed Christopher Swift as CEO in March 2027. Swift will transition to the role of executive chair of the board after nearly 13 years as CEO. Tooker will join the board, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 1:44 PM |
AIG’s Lexington Starts Financial Institutions Practice
American International Group’s excess & surplus subsidiary Lexington Insurance has set up a dedicated financial institutions practice to support wholesale produced private company banks, asset managers, broker dealers, and others. Kevin Ware has been hired as head of financial institutions, …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 1:32 PM |
Connecticut Weighs 4.9% Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease for 2027
Connecticut’s insurance regulator is weighing whether to approve a workers’ compensation industry proposal for an overall average decrease of 4.9% to the current voluntary loss costs and an average decrease of 5.8% to the current assigned risk rate level. If …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 1:23 PM |
Vessel Carrying Vehicles Became Stuck on Rhine River as Levels Drop
A vessel carrying vehicles briefly became stuck at Dusseldorf harbor due to critically low water levels on the Rhine River, in one of the latest examples of how this year’s extreme weather is threatening transport. The Terra 2 got stuck …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 12:39 PM |
Nuclear Plant Settles Cancer, Contamination Lawsuits
Solstice Advanced Materials, the corporate owner of a nuclear fuel facility at the heart of President Donald Trump’s push for a nuclear renaissance, has agreed to pay $80 million to settle claims that the plant for decades spewed radiation over …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 12:37 PM |
World Insurance Associates Acquires Arctic Risk Specialists
World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Arctic Risk Specialists (ARS) of Toms River, New Jersey on June 1, 2026. ARS Group was founded in 2014 by Thomas Nastasi. The group provides commercial insurance, specializing in …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 12:05 PM |
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