Berkshire insurance operations back in black
07 May 2018
Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance arm returned to profitability in the first quarter, with $US407 million in net earnings following a $US267 million loss in the corresponding period last year…
International
Axa reshapes following XL acquisition
07 May 2018
French insurer Axa says it delivered a strong first-quarter performance, as it incorporates the acquisition of XL Group…
Blockchain adoption ‘massively hyped’
07 May 2018
Blockchain hype is not matched by business take-up, with 77% of CIOs saying their organisation has no interest in the technology or plans no investigation or development…
Insurers urged to face up to ocean risk
07 May 2018
The insurance sector must play a leading role in mitigating ocean risk, XL Catlin says…
Arch Capital suffers income slide
07 May 2018
Arch Capital’s net income dropped by $US104.6 million in the first quarter from $US241.91 million in the corresponding period last year…
Extreme weather dents Aspen profit
07 May 2018
Aspen Insurance Holdings’ first-quarter net income fell by more than half to $US30.8 million after catastrophe losses from weather events in the US and UK…
Insurers ‘sceptical’ on investment outlook
30 April 2018
About half of all insurers in an international survey believe the investment climate has deteriorated…
UN warns on Asia-Pacific coverage gap
30 April 2018
The United Nations warns economic losses from natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region could cost more than $US160 billion a year by 2030…
Munich Re to axe 900 jobs, flags higher Q1 profit
30 April 2018
Munich Re will cut about 900 jobs worldwide by 2020, including 480 at its German base, as part of its drive to lift efficiency and simplify the operating structure…
Investors shrug off losses and stick with reinsurance
30 April 2018
Reinsurers have emerged from one of the worst catastrophe years on record with little change in capacity, a new market analysis reveals…
Lloyd’s tech lab moves closer to launch
30 April 2018
Lloyd’s Lab is on course to open in September following the appointment of two companies to support its set-up and operation…
Post-Grenfell study uncovers flaws in UK fire safety testing
30 April 2018
Research conducted following the Grenfell Tower fire in London shows the UK building materials testing regime may be fatally flawed…
Fitch awaits clarity on blockchain pros and cons
30 April 2018
The advantages and risks of blockchain technology will be become clearer over the next three to five years, Fitch Ratings says…
Cat bonds set record as investors stay aboard
30 April 2018
The catastrophe bond market has powered to a first-quarter record, putting to rest suggestions that investors may step away after last year’s string of natural disasters…
Chubb sees US commercial rates rising
30 April 2018
Commercial property and casualty pricing is continuing to rise, Chubb says…
WR Berkley upbeat as market moves in ‘right direction’
30 April 2018
WR Berkley expects an improving environment will lift earnings this year, building on a “solid start” in the first quarter…
Risk and insurance business lifts Marsh & McLennan
30 April 2018
Marsh & McLennan made a first-quarter net profit of $US690 million, up from $US569 million in the corresponding period of last year, thanks to solid results from its risk and insurance services arm…
Scor increases profit
30 April 2018
French reinsurer Scor has reported a first-quarter profit of €166 million, up 18.6% on the corresponding period last year…
Capacity spikes before mid-year renewals
23 April 2018
Global reinsurer capital is at peak levels ahead of the mid-year renewals in June and July, says reinsurance broker Aon Benfield’s latest report…
Lloyd’s flags coverage gap in sharing economy
23 April 2018
Lloyd’s is encouraging insurers to play an important role in growing the sharing economy by offering new types of cover to participants…