Climate Risk & Renewables: Zurich research warns nearly 90% of India’s planned renewable capacity could be exposed to climate hazards by 2030, putting about $55bn of assets at risk and pushing developers to prove resilience to secure financing. Maritime Geopolitics: Lloyd’s CEO Patrick Tiernan says he faced political criticism from Washington over insurance support for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting how leadership pressure and accountability collide with risk underwriting. EU Broker Rules: A new EU Retail Investment Strategy deal is set to reshape retail broker operations end-to-end, with tighter fee and advertising expectations and clearer accountability when things go wrong. Claims & Policy Clarity: CFC rolled out explicit affirmative AI coverage language across multiple lines to reduce ambiguity and improve consistency in claims outcomes as AI adoption accelerates. Social Insurance Cooperation: Nigeria’s NSITF and South Africa’s Rand Mutual Assurance signed an MoU to strengthen social insurance administration, claims handling, actuarial work and digital transformation. Fraud & Enforcement: India’s ED attached two Zurich-linked overseas life policies worth about ₹3.66 crore in a money-laundering probe tied to an alleged ₹1,266 crore SBI loss. Workers’ Comp Fraud: Massachusetts indicted a construction owner for misclassifying roofing workers to dodge higher workers’ compensation premiums owed to Ace American/Travelers. Weather Data for Underwriting: Manitoba researchers collected hailstones and surveyed storm damage from June 9 to better understand hail predictability and insurance impacts. Travel Insurance Demand: A travel market report says many travelers are booking late this summer, but making the same mistakes—raising the stakes for coverage fit and claim readiness.