15 May 2017
Insurance technology specialist Ebix says first-quarter revenue grew 11% to $US79.1 million, reflecting growth in its exchange, risk compliance and broker solution channels, and its growing reputation…
15 May 2017
Hannover Re says it remains on track to deliver its revised annual profit target of €1 billion, despite a 2.4% dip in first-quarter profit to €264.8 million…
15 May 2017
London-based international specialist insurer Hiscox will establish a new European subsidiary in Luxembourg in response to Brexit…
15 May 2017
Global specialist insurer Beazley has hailed a “solid” start to the year, despite a 2% drop in gross written premium…
08 May 2017
The SME insurance market is ripe for digital disruption, according to Willis Towers Watson’s inaugural insurtech briefing…
08 May 2017
Investment income for property and casualty insurers worldwide will remain under pressure even as the likelihood of “prolonged” low interest rates diminishes, Moody’s Investors Service says…
08 May 2017
The catastrophe bond market made a robust start to the year, with issuance totalling $US2.17 billion in the first quarter, Aon’s latest insurance-linked securities update says…
08 May 2017
Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance business sank into the red during the first quarter, driven down partly by estimated losses of $US52 million from Cyclone Debbie and incurred losses of $US270 million related to prior years’ loss events…
08 May 2017
Swiss Re has reported first-quarter net income of almost $US656 million, down from $US1.23 billion in the corresponding period last year…
08 May 2017
AIG returned to profitability in the first quarter with a net income of $US1.19 billion, partly aided by a drive to cut expenses and raise efficiency…
08 May 2017
Liberty Mutual Insurance will combine its specialty lines business in the US with newly acquired specialist global insurer Ironshore, to create the nation’s sixth-largest underwriter of excess and surplus lines…
08 May 2017
Willis Towers Watson’s first-quarter profit leapt 43.7% to $US352 million as it continued to consolidate following the merger in January last year of broker Willis and professional services company Towers Watson…
08 May 2017
Wind and hail losses more than offset improved investment results for Liberty Mutual in the first quarter, driving net profit down 11% to $US351 million…
08 May 2017
Spain and Brazil delivered strong premium growth for Madrid-based insurer Mapfre in the first quarter, helping net profit rise 7.5% to €206.2 million…
01 May 2017
The global insurance-linked securities market has sustained its strong momentum from last year, recording $US1.7 billion of bond capacity via five deals in the first quarter, according to Willis Towers Watson Securities…
01 May 2017
UK broker Swinton Insurance is cutting 900 staff after putting 84 branches and a call centre under review…
01 May 2017
Risk managers often overlook the potential impact of disruptive technologies, a report by Marsh and the Risk and Insurance Management Society says…
01 May 2017
Companies continue to spend more on property, plant and equipment insurance than on cover for cyber assets, despite their belief the latter are more valuable, according to the Aon-sponsored Global Cyber Risk Transfer Comparison Report…
01 May 2017
Difficulty quantifying losses tops the list of challenges risk managers face with business interruption claims, according to a Risk and Insurance Management Society survey…
01 May 2017
Marsh & McLennan’s first-quarter net profit grew 18% to $US569 million as strong Asia-Pacific revenues lifted the business…