Talanx off to ‘good start’ as GWP rises
14 May 2018
Talanx’s gross written premium grew 8.3% to €10.6 billion in the first quarter, with Storm Friederike the major loss event for the period…
International
Willis Towers Watson makes gains
14 May 2018
Willis Towers Watson’s first-quarter net income increased 27% to $US447 million…
Rate rises drive Beazley earnings
14 May 2018
Global specialist insurer Beazley has reported a 10% rise in first-quarter gross written premium to $US631 million…
Hiscox cashes in on early rate rises
14 May 2018
Hiscox’s gross written premium jumped 24.3% to $US1.16 billion in the first quarter as the specialty insurer took advantage of a hardening market…
Fitch ‘negative’ on reinsurance as rates refuse to budge
07 May 2018
Reinsurers are struggling to push through significant rate rises because investors in alternative capital are accepting lower prices, Fitch Ratings says…
Smaller insurers under the pump in China: AM Best
07 May 2018
Conditions in the Chinese market heavily favour the country’s five biggest general insurers, which share more than 70% of the business, AM Best says…
Allianz ditches coal
07 May 2018
Allianz has stopped insuring single coal-fired power plants and coal mines in operation or planning, as part of a more stringent commitment to curb global warning…
Globalisation heightens business’ catastrophe risks
07 May 2018
Risk experts say offshore production, tighter global supply chains and rising natural catastrophe costs are leaving more businesses in danger of underinsurance…
Swiss Re lifts GWP in ‘challenging’ environment
07 May 2018
Swiss Re’s gross written premium increased 13.1% to $US11.5 billion in the first quarter, with growth across all segments…
Aon hails strong start to year
07 May 2018
Aon’s commercial risk solutions and reinsurance businesses helped drive higher revenue and earnings in the first quarter…
XL Catlin upbeat despite sluggish profits
07 May 2018
XL Catlin has reported a slight dip in first-quarter net income, but is confident results in coming quarters will benefit from price rises…
PNG quake loss hits AIG first-quarter earnings
07 May 2018
Adjusted pre-tax income from AIG’s general insurance arm fell 52% to $US510 million in the first quarter following losses from the Papua New Guinea earthquake and other natural catastrophes…
JLT targets further growth as market turns
07 May 2018
JLT has reported a good start to the year, with trading conditions leaving it well placed to grow…
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…
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…