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UK regulator stresses need for COVID-related reviews

09 November 2020

UK insurance firms must complete reviews by early next month detailing the value of their products in light of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Conduct Authority says...

Research ‘unambiguous’ on pandemics

02 November 2020

The Geneva Association, an international group with members in 25 countries, says “unambiguous” research findings show property and casualty insurance is not the right vehicle for shouldering losses from the COVID-19 pandemic...

COVID, Beirut blast and nature sink Swiss Re’s P&C arm

02 November 2020

Swiss Re’s property and casualty reinsurance arm swung into a loss of $US201 million in the nine months to September, as earnings copped a severe blow from COVID-19, the Beirut port blast and natural disasters...

Revenue growth bolsters Aon’s Q3 earnings

02 November 2020

Global broker Aon has recorded a 24% rise in third-quarter net income to $US275 million from $US222 million a year earlier, aided by increased revenues and a decline in expenses...

US insurers return $12 billion in COVID premiums

26 October 2020

Nearly $US8.5 billion in premiums have been returned to US property and casualty policyholders in the six months to June 30 because of COVID-19, according to a report by AM Best...

Global premium hits record $7.9 trillion

19 October 2020

The value of global insurance premium stood at an all-time high of $US5.6 trillion at the end of last year after annual growth of 3.2%, Aon’s latest Insurance Risk Study says...

AM Best backs case for pandemic risk backstop

19 October 2020

Proposed public-private partnerships are warranted for the “disastrous effects” on businesses of COVID-19, given the systemic risks posed by the pandemic, ratings company AM Best says...

Hurricane Delta insured losses may reach $4 billion

19 October 2020

Hurricane Delta insured losses may reach $US1-3 billion after it made landfall in an area still recovering from Hurricane Laura six weeks earlier, catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide says...

Swiss Re sets up insurance JV with Daimler

19 October 2020

Swiss Re has teamed up with Daimler Insurance Services – which is owned by German auto giant Daimler Group – to set up an automotive and mobility insurance joint venture...