Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality, a unit of Munich-based Allianz S.E., has announced a series of senior underwriting appointments.

(Reuters) — German reinsurer Munich Re said it was on course to reach its full-year earnings goal after realized investment gains helped offset higher natural disaster claims to produce a small fall in second quarter profit.

(Reuters) — Australia has set up a cyber-intelligence unit to identify terrorism financing, money laundering and financial fraud online, the government said on Tuesday, because of “unprecedented” threats to national security.

Swiss Re Ltd. has appointed Tavaziva Madzinga as reinsurance managing director and market executive for Middle East and Africa effective Nov. 1, it announced Tuesday.

A.M. Best Co. Inc. has assigned an A financial strength rating to Starr International (Europe) Ltd., it said Monday.

Crawford & Co.’s profits more than doubled in the second quarter of 2016 despite a revenue drop led by volume declines in major cases and foreign exchange headwinds.

KPMG L.L.P. has said in a report that the global crisis management and political risk insurance market is expected to top $10 billion by 2018, GTNews.com reported.

Italy’s anti-trust agency said that it has imposed a €5 million ($5.5 million) fine on German automaker Volkswagen A.G. over the emissions scandal, Reuters reported.

Authorities have said that over 4,400 firefighters are battling hundreds of forest fires across Portugal, Lancaster Online reports.