Zurich sets out tech security metrics for governments
06 October 2025
Zurich has produced a “national-level” digital resilience action plan in collaboration with the Cyber Threat Alliance and CyberGreen Institute...
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Aon names new reinsurance broking chief
06 October 2025
Aon has appointed Anshuman Srivastava as reinsurance global chief broking officer...
Beazley urges ‘preparation, not panic’ over hacks
06 October 2025
Global executives are more concerned about cyber threats as they face a “quadruple whammy of whack-a-mole-style risks”, a Beazley report says...
Industry warned of empathy gap amid AI rise
29 September 2025
Customers think insurers lack empathy despite the personal nature of the services they provide, Zurich says in a report based on a global survey...
Big business hits back against cyber crooks
29 September 2025
Large companies are getting better at avoiding cyberattacks, according to Allianz Commercial...
Corporates adjust to climate threat, but holes in coverage persist
29 September 2025
Businesses are responding to climate change but underestimate the risk or believe it is too expensive to insure, according to FM...
‘Very strong’ Typhoon Ragasa sets 2025 record
29 September 2025
Typhoon Ragasa, which hit the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China last week, was the world’s most powerful storm this year, Guy Carpenter says...
ACORD Solutions names CEO
29 September 2025
Global insurance data standards group ACORD has promoted Chris Newman to lead its arm driving uptake of digital technology...
Drivers compensated after unfair payouts
22 September 2025
UK motorists are expected to receive £200 million ($408 million) in compensation for a practice that short-changed careful drivers lodging claims for stolen or written-off vehicles...
Marsh McLennan fills international role
22 September 2025
Marsh McLennan has appointed Renee McGowan as international chief commercial officer, responsible for driving strategy across six regions...
Aon opens claims service
22 September 2025
Aon has launched a specialist claims service that it says will reduce payout leakage and improve profitability...
Insurers join cyber defence working group
22 September 2025
US cybersecurity business Tenable has set up a panel to develop and advance best practices in digital protection...
Protesters accuse Lloyd’s of ‘ultimate hypocrisy’ on climate
18 September 2025
Young activists rushed a stage during a keynote speech by Lloyd’s CEO Patrick Tiernan last week, demanding an end to underwriting for arms manufacturers and oil and gas companies...
Swiss Re expects discipline on risk balance
15 September 2025
Reinsurers are unlikely to shift ground on the share of high-frequency natural catastrophe risks they are willing to pick up, according to Swiss Re executive Urs Baertschi...
Chemical, nuclear attack danger ‘on the rise’
15 September 2025
The threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism is increasing and would cause major uninsured losses, a report warns...
Tariff headwinds to rock cargo cover
15 September 2025
Tariff impacts could reshape the cargo insurance market, an annual marine industry conference has heard...
UK customer satisfaction grows
15 September 2025
British consumers’ perception of insurers has improved, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute...
Price drops a cause for concern: Lloyd’s
08 September 2025
Lloyd’s has warned premiums in some lines are dropping at a “concerning rate” after first-half underwriting profit crashed 51.6% to €1.5 billion ($3.09 billion)...
Moody’s, Fitch cut reinsurance outlooks
08 September 2025
Ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch have lowered their global reinsurance sector outlooks as pricing eases in property following gains in recent years...
Reinsurance capital rises amid strong profits
08 September 2025
Global reinsurance dedicated capital totalled $US805 billion ($1.23 trillion) at the half-year mark, up 4.8% from the end of December, a Gallagher Re report says...