Aon upbeat after flat third quarter
31 October 2016
Despite a relatively flat third quarter, President and CEO Greg Case remains confident Aon will meet its full-year performance targets as it enters its “seasonally strongest quarter”…
31 October 2016
Despite a relatively flat third quarter, President and CEO Greg Case remains confident Aon will meet its full-year performance targets as it enters its “seasonally strongest quarter”…
31 October 2016
Arthur J Gallagher is confident of ending the year on a high note, buoyed by a strong third quarter for its core brokerage and risk management arms…
31 October 2016
Munich Re is investing in Big Data to improve its handling of risks and shore up its position against challenges from new competitors…
31 October 2016
Arch Capital has reported third-quarter net income of $US247.4 million, compared with $US74.5 million in the corresponding period last year…
31 October 2016
New catastrophe risk capital issued in the second quarter fell to its lowest level since 2011, according to the Bermuda Monetary Authority…
24 October 2016
Britain’s European Union exit could affect £7.3 billion of premium written in the London company market, the International Underwriting Association estimates…
24 October 2016
Urbanisation, technological advances, increased connectivity and an ageing population are the four major disruptive forces in the global economy and insurance market, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter…
24 October 2016
AIG will sell its insurance operations in Latin America and Turkey to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings, as it streamlines operations to focus on core businesses…
24 October 2016
Zurich has introduced a “first of its kind” supply chain risk solution to Hong Kong and Singapore…
24 October 2016
The Association of British Insurers has called on the Ministry of Justice to push through whiplash compensation reforms, to stop lawyers rorting the system…
24 October 2016
Insurers affected by Hurricane Matthew mostly have the capital levels and reinsurance programs to absorb losses, according to ratings agency AM Best…
17 October 2016
Insured losses from Hurricane Matthew are estimated at up to $US8.8 billion, with most of the bill borne by US insurers, according to AIR Worldwide…
17 October 2016
Managers from software company SSP have faced about two-dozen UK brokers hit by its recent system failure, after the British Insurance Brokers’ Association organised a meeting…
17 October 2016
Climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in western US over the past 30 years, according to a new study – and scientists predict the danger will spread further…
17 October 2016
About 61% of financial services businesses worldwide require employees to complete privacy training, as the sector increasingly realises the importance of protecting its digital assets, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey…
17 October 2016
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has set diversity and inclusion targets for its senior leadership team, as it aims to better reflect the country’s population…
17 October 2016
The number of companies buying standalone cyber insurance has jumped 29% compared with last year, according to a Risk and Insurance Management Society survey…
17 October 2016
The Red Cross has called for urgent investment in mitigation as it struggles to respond to more frequent and intense natural disasters and the biggest refugee crisis since World War II…
17 October 2016
The rising number of global megacities will increase risks from natural catastrophes and other events, according to an Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty report…
17 October 2016
Emerging economies are expected to grow at 2-3 times the pace of developed markets over the next five years, providing a huge opportunity for insurers, according to JLT Re…