Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers is a financial journalist who loves to write about the news that affects professional readers. His specialities include mortgage, insurance and HR topics. He has written for a wide range of titles.

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A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman

A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman

AlfaStrakhovanie's involvement in the Caroline Bezengi response reportedly required a sanctions waiver before salvors could even start work

Appeals court keeps Meta, Google and TikTok on the hook over young users

Appeals court keeps Meta, Google and TikTok on the hook over young users

The insurance fight over who pays isn't close to settled

A sanctioned tanker is rotting off Oman's coast, and no insurer has stepped up to pay for it

A sanctioned tanker is rotting off Oman's coast, and no insurer has stepped up to pay for it

The vessel's owners have gone quiet, no insurer has funded a cleanup, and Oman is largely covering the cost itself

Insurers thought the threat to cyber was bad from AI. Now even OpenAI is scared

Insurers thought the threat to cyber was bad from AI. Now even OpenAI is scared

AI giant pauses work on new model because of issues

Beazley's profits halve as cyber prices and Middle East squeeze the market

Beazley's profits halve as cyber prices and Middle East squeeze the market

Are specialty insurers facing an end to their golden run over the last few years?

Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert

Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert

News comes as claims threat to crude flows now at the worst point of the entire crisis so far

WTW's broking arm is growing faster than Aon's, Marsh's and Gallagher's

WTW's broking arm is growing faster than Aon's, Marsh's and Gallagher's

Strip out the accounting noise and WTW's Risk & Broking segment just outgrew its three biggest rivals' comparable units. You wouldn't know it from the net income line

OpenAI escaped and hacked just days ago. Now Claude has just done the same thing

OpenAI escaped and hacked just days ago. Now Claude has just done the same thing

AI keeps breaking out and breaking in - how worried should we be?

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Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore

How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape

Underwriters under the microscope

Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?

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