Full content: The UK and France will host a summit to discuss setting up a naval force that would ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as Europe seeks to rebut US claims that it’s not doing enough to secure …

Full content: A recently released analysis of insurance carrier and reinsurer mergers and acquisitions finds that 75% of recent deals featuring reinsurers and multiline insurers as buyers destroyed value for shareholders. The report, “Carrier Mergers & Acquisitions: Drivers, Implications & Outcomes,” published …

Full content: Anthropic PBC’s new artificial intelligence model Mythos could put traders and the broader financial system at risk through a Securities and Exchange Commission database, the American Securities Association said Thursday. The financial-industry trade group warned of the potential for bad …

Full content: The Bank of England is testing the risks to the financial system caused by AI by conducting scenario analysis and simulations, the central bank said in a letter published by lawmakers on Thursday. The BoE said it disagreed with an …

Full content: The Nord Stream gas pipelines were attacked in 2022 as a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, insurers told a London court on Thursday as they seek to avoid paying out nearly 580 million euros ($684 million) over blasts …

Full content: Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital. The pileup Tuesday prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, about 50 miles …

Full content: The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown …

Full content: The annual SantaCon bar crawl that floods New York City with inebriated young people in Santa suits every holiday season was run by a real-life Grinch, according to federal prosecutors. Event organizer Stefan Pildes was arrested Wednesday on charges that …

Full content: The medical officer for the Texas summer camp where 27 girls were killed in a flood last year testified Tuesday she still has not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency that regulates camps and is reviewing its …

Full content: A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters warned that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again in the coming days. Authorities in Kansas reported several people …

Full content: The Texas grid operator warned power demand may quadruple from recent record levels by 2032 to feed booming data-center expansion and population growth, an increase that would require the equivalent of almost 300 new nuclear reactors. The Electric Reliability Council …

Full content: U.S. cyber insurers in 2025 reversed a couple of years of decline in direct written premiums to post growth of 11% but, according to Fitch Ratings, there are some underwriting concerns brought on by developments with artificial intelligence. Fitch said …

Full content: Seattle, Washington-based Grange Insurance Association will rebrand as Granwest Insurance. The new name reflects both the organization’s agricultural roots and its focus on the communities it serves. “Gran” comes from the Latin word grānum (seed), and “West” represents the region …

Full content: After teacher Janet Rau learned that a carcinogenic gas was being released from an industrial plant near her school in 2019, she started a campaign for more oversight. Five years later, the Environmental Protection Agency issued rules requiring facilities that …