Aon and EBRD launch war risk facility for Ukraine

The €110m facility aims to address the shortage of reinsurance capacity resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine       Related Stories Daily Digest: Collaboration needed on sustainable finance, Alta Signa on MGA reputation, Scor shares dip on new targets Daily Digest: Collaborating with banking on sustainable finance, Alta Signa on brand reputation, Brit’s Ki becomes standalone…

Syria: UN chief calls for urgent de-escalation by Israeli forces, withdrawal from Golan buffer zone

The UN Secretary-General has expressed concern over the hundreds of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Syria since the overthrow of the Assad regime, calling for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the demilitarized zone in the strategically important Golan.

US commercial lines prices rise 6.1% in Q3: WTW

Most lines showed ‘moderate to significant’ price increases during the quarter, broker’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey finds       Related Stories Farmers to resume writing a range of property lines in California Daily Digest: Lloyd’s warned on casualty ‘weak spot’, Future pandemic losses modelled, EU’s product liability overhaul Daily Digest: Casualty a potential weak spot at…