25 July 2022
The Lloyd’s Market Association says it stands ready to provide support for the resumption of Black Sea grain exports after Ukraine and Russia last week agreed to a deal to allow shipments...
25 July 2022
Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap reports that the insurance industry has paid out $US39 billion globally in the first six months of this year, above the 21st century average...
25 July 2022
A new report from The Geneva Association has highlighted cyber insurers’ crucial role in dealing with ransomware attacks...
25 July 2022
Marsh McLennan has reported increased second-quarter revenues and earnings and says the business is well placed amid a more uncertain economic and geopolitical environment...
25 July 2022
The UK financial services regulator should carry out a market study of professional indemnity insurance after recent price increases and market hardening, the UK’s National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses says...
18 July 2022
Motor and property lines will “bear the brunt” of the immediate claims cost impact of the current high-inflation environment, straining overall industry earnings, Swiss Re says in its latest Sigma report...
18 July 2022
Reinsurers and insurers can have a profound impact on positive climate change outcomes by influencing the behaviour of businesses and households, a report from global law firm Kennedys says...
18 July 2022
Lloyd’s positive trajectory, after last year’s profit turnaround, faces challenges from the inflationary environment and uncertainties around natural catastrophe losses and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Gallagher Re says...
18 July 2022
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority – the insurance regulator in the European Union – is undertaking a three-month-long public consultation relating to pricing practices...
18 July 2022
Cyber specialist CFC has called on consumers and brokers to be wary regarding an emerging ransomware attack method targeting small businesses...
11 July 2022
A performance report from Globaldata shows many of the top insurers experienced considerable revenue growth last year as economic activity reached near pre-pandemic levels...
11 July 2022
A “ghost broker” who pocketed around £50,000 over 15 months has been sentenced in the UK after acting as an illegal intermediary and setting up hundreds of fraudulent motor policies on behalf of other people by using false details and compromised bank accounts...
11 July 2022
Leading industry figures have called on insurers to play a collective and proactive role in incentivising businesses towards renewable and climate-aware solutions...
11 July 2022
Lloyd’s Europe has announced Bertrand Heugues as its new Chief Underwriting Officer from July 14...
11 July 2022
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Ashley Alder as its new Chairman and has named six directors as it expands its headcount to pursue a three-year strategy outlined earlier this year...
04 July 2022
Cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure assets such as national energy grids are on the rise, a new Lloyd’s report produced with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies says...
04 July 2022
The US is exploring whether a federal insurance scheme to cover potentially catastrophic cyber attacks is needed, after a high-level government report warned the private insurance market and the country’s Terrorism Risk Insurance Program offer only limited protection...
04 July 2022
An improvement in economic and insurance resilience could be thrown off course this year by economic challenges and geopolitical tensions, while the global protection gap is widening, Swiss Re says...
04 July 2022
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has named Antoine Bavandi Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric and Climate Resilience Solutions...
04 July 2022
Marsh McLennan President and CEO Dan Glaser says the insurance industry should promote opportunities for the next generation of leaders to meet “ever-changing” challenges...