24 July 2017
Lloyd’s has formulated guiding principles to ensure a quick and effective response to market-turning events – situations that causes significant impact and could trigger a rapid rise in insurance pricing…
24 July 2017
The Risk and Insurance Management Society will hold its first Cyber Risk Forum in response to rising concerns about potential threats…
24 July 2017
The UK Government has announced a tie-up with the World Bank and Germany to tackle underinsurance in developing countries…
24 July 2017
Specialist insurer Beazley is pressing ahead with growth plans, including in Europe and the US, encouraged by improved earnings for the half-year to June 30…
17 July 2017
Global premium growth over the next decade should give insurers increased confidence, according to a new report from Allianz…
17 July 2017
UK insurance brokers were more optimistic in the June quarter than earlier in the year, while overall financial services business conditions remained strong, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Confederation of British Industry…
17 July 2017
A focus on organised crime and “crash for cash” staged motor incidents helped British insurers thwart 125,000 fraudulent claims worth £1.3 billion last year, according to the Association of British Insurers…
17 July 2017
Asia’s growing number of super-high-rise towers presents a challenge for underwriters, Shanghai-based Gen Re Property Casualty Country Manager Tom Qiu warns…
17 July 2017
Leaders of the G20 economies, which collectively produce more than 75% of greenhouse gas emissions, must do more to tackle climate change, according to the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative…
17 July 2017
Atlantic hurricane activity is likely to exceed average levels this season, increasing the risk a major storm will hit the US coastline, according to a revised prediction by Colorado State University forecasters…
17 July 2017
Government, finance and reinsurance representatives will gather in Bermuda next May for the inaugural Ocean Risk Summit, addressing threats posed by climate change…
17 July 2017
AIG has appointed Seraina Macia as EVP and CEO of a new technology unit, reporting to President and CEO Brian Duperreault…
17 July 2017
Munich Re has developed a typhoon insurance solution utilising the WeChat messaging platform, China’s most popular social media app with 938 million active users…
10 July 2017
US reinsurance rates have continued to show moderate declines in the mid-year renewal period, according to Guy Carpenter…
10 July 2017
Bermuda-based specialty lines insurer Axis Capital will acquire Novae after offering £467.6 million for the London-listed group…
10 July 2017
Marsh has appointed John Doyle as CEO of its global operations following the departure of Peter Zaffino, who will join AIG as Global COO under new leader Brian Duperreault…
10 July 2017
Insurers want more information on the latest climate change science amid a changing pattern of perils and rising industry scrutiny, according to modeller AIR Worldwide…
10 July 2017
Lloyd’s has named Hiscox Non-Executive Chairman Robert Childs as Deputy Chairman…
10 July 2017
The UK’s flood reinsurance scheme achieved a pre-tax profit of £130 million in its first year, capping a successful bid to improve insurance affordability for homeowners…
10 July 2017
Global Deputy CEO James Kent will replace John Cavanagh as Global CEO of Willis Re at the end of this year…