01 August 2016
Technological innovation will have a major impact on the insurance industry over the next five years, leading to increased efficiency, automation and a reduction in claims, according to a new survey…
01 August 2016
Financial services group Manulife has appointed QBE as its exclusive supplier of general insurance products in Hong Kong…
01 August 2016
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International’s subsidiary Ironshore has applied to list in the US, according to a preliminary prospectus…
01 August 2016
Marsh & McLennan’s second-quarter net income improved 13% to $US472 million, buoyed by solid growth across its core businesses…
01 August 2016
A “positive second-quarter performance” has resulted in Aon reporting net income for the quarter of $US272 million, compared with $US178 million in the corresponding period last year…
01 August 2016
Arthur J Gallagher recorded revenue and profit growth in the second quarter amid a weak price environment in property and casualty…
01 August 2016
Chubb has reported a second-quarter profit of $US726 million, compared with $US942 million in the corresponding period last year…
01 August 2016
Higher-than-expected catastrophe losses hit Swiss Re’s second-quarter profit, which slumped 22% to $US637 million…
01 August 2016
XL Catlin has reported second-quarter net income of $US43.78 million, down from $US915.04 million in the corresponding period last year…
01 August 2016
WR Berkley has reported net income of $US108.97 million for the second quarter to June 30, down from $US123.04 million in the corresponding period last year…
01 August 2016
French reinsurer Scor has recorded a half-year profit of €275 million, down 15.9% on the corresponding period last year…
01 August 2016
Arch Capital has reported second-quarter net income of $US205.6 million, up from $US110.3 million in the corresponding period last year…
01 August 2016
Bermuda-incorporated and London-listed Hiscox has reported improved half-year earnings, and says it is considering a new European operation under its post-Brexit strategy…
25 July 2016
Some British insurers do not properly monitor the activities of appointed representatives, which exposes customers to undue risk, the Financial Conduct Authority says…
25 July 2016
Temperatures last month beat the global June average by the greatest amount since records began in 1880, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
25 July 2016
Lloyd’s syndicate Atrium is pulling out of the market’s Singapore platform after deciding the business is unlikely to meet growth expectations…
25 July 2016
Global economic catastrophe losses reached $US98 billion in the first half of this year, while insured losses hit $US30 billion…
25 July 2016
The Association of British Insurers has criticised a UK court decision allowing a claim for damage to a ship despite lies told by the claimant to support its case…
25 July 2016
Catastrophe bond issuance eased to $US800 million in the second quarter after a record $US2.2 billion in the first three months of the year, according to Aon Securities…
25 July 2016
American businesses must prepare for the increased extreme rainfall that climate change “will almost certainly deliver”, insurer FM Global warns in a new research paper…