Aon creates cyber giant with Stroz Friedberg deal
17 October 2016
Aon Risk Solutions will acquire US risk management business Stroz Friedberg, cementing its position as a global leader in cyber-risk brokerage and management…
17 October 2016
Aon Risk Solutions will acquire US risk management business Stroz Friedberg, cementing its position as a global leader in cyber-risk brokerage and management…
10 October 2016
US insurers can absorb costs arising from Hurricane Matthew, which is causing considerable flooding in the US coastal state of North Carolina as it heads back into the Atlantic…
10 October 2016
Sompo Holdings will pay $US6.3 billion in cash to buy Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings, which has huge operations in the US and UK…
10 October 2016
UK financial services businesses, including insurers, must give the Government as much support as possible so the country leaves the European Union with the best deal for its economy, according to KPMG…
10 October 2016
Damage from Hurricane Hermine last month provided a reminder of the risks faced by Florida after more than a decade without a similar storm crossing the US state’s coastline, according to Impact Forecasting…
10 October 2016
The United Nations-backed Insurance Development Forum has agreed a risk management strategy for regions vulnerable to climate and disaster hazards…
10 October 2016
US private property and casualty insurers reported a $US1.5 billion first-half underwriting loss, sliding into the red during the period for the first time since 2012…
10 October 2016
UK general insurance complaints, excluding payment protection, increased in the first six months of the year compared with the second half of last year, the Financial Conduct Authority says…
10 October 2016
Commercial property insurer FM Global has unveiled Cyber Optimal Recovery, an endorsement to its all-risk Global Advantage policy…
10 October 2016
US business insurance rate movement held steady at minus 1% last month, while personal lines insurance rates were up 2%, according to analyst MarketScout…
03 October 2016
UK financial companies, including insurers, feel less optimistic following the national vote to leave the EU, a quarterly PricewaterhouseCoopers survey has found…
03 October 2016
Myanmar will let foreign insurers enter early next year as part of a broader push to develop its financial services sector, according to local news reports…
03 October 2016
Increased terror risk in Europe and the US has driven companies to focus more on their crisis management plans, according to Aon…
03 October 2016
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is turning to reinsurance markets for flood cover for the first time, after disasters in recent years caused its debt levels to rise…
03 October 2016
Lloyd’s has named Angela Kelly as Country Manager Singapore, a role currently carried out by Asia-Pacific CEO Kent Chaplin…
03 October 2016
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s turnover grew 8.8% to £5.99 million last year…
03 October 2016
Arch Capital has conducted a public offering of 18 million depositary shares at $US25 each to fund two major acquisitions, one of which will make it the largest private mortgage insurer in the world…
03 October 2016
US healthcare liability claims have moderately declined, according to a study by Aon and the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, with further data analysis showing a correlation between worker and patient safety…
26 September 2016
Despite a highly competitive environment, the Brexit fallout and increased catastrophe losses, Lloyd’s has reported a £1.46 billion profit for the first half, up £260 million on the corresponding period last year…
26 September 2016
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will “further engage” with the retail general insurance sector after questions about Big Data use uncovered potential areas in which consumers may be disadvantaged…