US insurers seek a cover solution
16 October 2001
Several US insurers have noted the success of Britain’s Pool Re, a statutory body formed in 1993 to cover property-related damage caused by terrorism…
16 October 2001
Several US insurers have noted the success of Britain’s Pool Re, a statutory body formed in 1993 to cover property-related damage caused by terrorism…
16 October 2001
Insurers aren’t the only ones wanting US Government backing…
16 October 2001
The spin-doctors are moving in on the global insurance industry, seeing an important sector in need of some expensive advice…
16 October 2001
The European Commission is investigating ways it can help airlines overcome new insurance and security costs being imposed on them after the September 11 attacks…
16 October 2001
Severe cuts in insurance cover for terrorism and war following the September 11 attacks is also likely to see many European airports close if they can’t get extended government protection…
16 October 2001
The solvency of the Lloyd’s market is coming under scrutiny from an unlikely source…
16 October 2001
Israel’s transport minister has recommended that the state contribute $10 million to meet an increase in maritime rates for ships docking at Israeli ports…
09 October 2001
Would insurers give a clearer picture of the possible loss from the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US if they reported their exposures in gross, rather than net, terms..?
09 October 2001
Estimates of the total losses are still over a wide range, although both minimum and maximum estimates are increasing…
09 October 2001
Following the global withdrawal of terrorism cover, expect to see plenty of new niche products providing specific cover coming on the market…
02 October 2001
Lloyd’s new exposure arising from the US terrorist attacks of September 11 is about $3.8 billion – equivalent to 12% of the market’s 2001 capacity…
02 October 2001
The direct and indirect impacts of the World Trade Centre disaster may not be understood by insurers for several years, according to ratings agency AM Best…
02 October 2001
Japan’s outgoing tourism market, a major source of revenue for Australian tour operators, is drying up rapidly, and so is the insurance cover travelers used to take for granted…
02 October 2001
Shipping companies will also feel the heat from the US terrorist attacks through higher premiums…
25 September 2001
The terrorist war on America has caused chaos in the global insurance industry…
25 September 2001
It’s not only liability that’s drying up. Morgan Stanley said the capacity of the reinsurance market worldwide to take risk, currently around $120 billion annually of premium…
25 September 2001
The US Government has legislated to limit non-passengers’ ability to sue US airlines…
25 September 2001
Meanwhile, the Australian Government has joined European governments in guaranteeing the third-party liabilities of its remaining major airline as the global insurers cancel war and terrorism risks for airlines…
25 September 2001
The Lloyd’s War Risks Committee is demanding that shipping companies inform Lloyd’s of plans to send ships into most of the Middle East’s ports and waterways, including the Arabian Gulf…
25 September 2001
One major question that insurers affected by the New York catastrophe want cleared up quickly is this: was the terrorist attack on America an act of war..?