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2025 review: The beginning of AI-driven layoffs

PAYWALLED - OPINION PIECE - 2025 marked a turning point for AI , shifting the debate from “augmentation” to outright job replacement.

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InsuranceERM

Epstein's insurance connections: what the DOJ records show

PAYWALLED - INVESTIGATION - The DOJ-released Epstein files show that insurance was a routine part of Jeffrey Epstein’s operations, including repeated use of travel insurance and cover for properties and assets, even after his 2008 conviction.

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InsuranceERM

Scattered Spider shifts focus from supermarkets to insurance industry

PAYWALLED - LONG NEWS Scattered Spider is increasingly targeting mid-sized insurers with sophisticated cyberattacks, exploiting weak identity controls and operational dependencies to disrupt core functions.

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GDV's Jörg Asmussen: "focus on growth and making Germany more competitive"

PAYWALLED - FEATURE - Jörg Asmussen, CEO of the German Insurance Association (GDV), about the industry’s expectations for Germany’s incoming government

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Trump tariffs to hurt life insurers as 'liberation day' causes chaos

PAYWALLED - BREAKING NEWS - How the US administration’s sweeping tariffs are affecting the insurance industry, particularly life insurers

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InsuranceERM

Comment: How AI is (and isn't) reshaping insurance

PAYWALLED - OPINION PIECE - AI was the star of the show at the Insurtech Insights Europe event in London, but insurers aren't quite ready to hand over the keys to the robots just yet.

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Swiss Re's Julien Descombes on life, health and IFRS

PAYWALLED - PROFILE FEATURE

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Opinion: Natural catastrophes and politics collide

PAYWALLED - OPINION PIECE - The ability of various stakeholders to work together effectively may be a make-or-break moment for natcat re/insurance.

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InsuranceERM

A year in data: three risks that defined the world in 2024

INVESTIGATION - The numbers behind the natural catastrophe headlines that dominated 2024

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Ransomware payments down 35%, as risk becomes "more complex"

PAYWALLED - DATA NEWS

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Zurich Insurance's Megan Dickow on data, AI and navigating a new world

PAYWALLED - PROFILE FEATURE

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Fake faces, real risks: The global threat of deepfakes to business security and trust

FEATURE - In the world of trillion-dollar companies and media corporations, the ascent of deepfake technology presents a potent and escalating menace to business and trust, with billions at stake.

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Why young Germans are turning their back on alcohol

DATA INVESTIGATION - Last October marked a historic milestone for the Oktoberfest: over 7.2 million visitors. However, in the data published after the jubilation ended, a surprising trend emerged: Less beer was consumed.

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The business of death: freelance funeral directors, rising death rates and the fight for transparency

FEATURE - In the heart of the UK’s growing £3bn funeral industry, a quiet transformation is underway, as cremations have grown to claim 57% of funerals in 2022, according to a Sunlife report.

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‘Not a single Penny for Schools’, says Secretary of Teachers Union after Autumn Statement

NEWS STORY - National education unions say that “we're not too far away” from certain parts of UK education like special education and nursery “just grinding to a halt,” after “shocking” autumn statement.

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Wizz Air records operating profit, but cuts forecast

COMPANY NEWS - Wizz Air has posted net profits of €400.7 million for the six months ending on the 30th of September, a bounce back from the €384,3 million loss in the same period last year. Despite these results, the share price fell by almost 10%.

Looking for hope through your work, amidst code and chaos

PROFILE STORY - In the heart of New York's predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Lincoln Square, Mia Szarvas, a passionate engineer, women's advocate, and lecturer at CUNY, navigates anti-Semitism and protests in her daily life. Amidst Middle East conflict fears, she's building a bold new women's health app, finding solace in her work's purpose.

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FTSE100 drops 0.8%, as Standard Chartered slumps due to poor results

MARKET UPDATE - The FTSE100 fell by 0.8% on Thursday, as Standard Chartered results plunged 12.4% and disappointing results from companies affected the market.

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BP’s sustainability goals questioned by investors

MARTET ANALYSIS - British Petroleum (BP) is attending COP28, after marking a year with turbulent stock prices and a struggle with its own drive for sustainability, all while the search for a new CEO stays ongoing.

Batch LDN switches to local manufacturing in quest for sustainability

NEWS STORY / SCOOP - The high-fashion brand Batch LDN has become the latest local clothing line to move manufacturing to London, in a push to become more sustainable.

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The number of refugees saved in the Mediterranean is falling

DATA INVESTIGATION - As the EU prepares itself for an election year with migration a core issue, new data reveals that crossing the Mediterranean Sea as a refugee is now more deadly than in the last seven years.