International
01 July 2024
Marsh McLennan has held its two-day Rising Professionals’ Global Forum in London, presenting several speakers to an audience of more than 800 young industry workers...
24 June 2024
Cyber extortion demands and payments are on the rise, according to an analysis of more than 1800 cyber claims to Marsh in the US and Canada last year...
24 June 2024
US insurers paid more than $US1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) for lightning-related damage to homes last year, according to the Insurance Information Institute...
24 June 2024
Allianz Commercial global head of financial lines Vanessa Maxwell has taken on an additional role as global head of cyber, effective immediately...
24 June 2024
Canopius Group has appointed Singapore-based Mark Houghton to the newly created role of global product leader specialty, effective from October...
17 June 2024
The latest key risk trends have been identified in Swiss Re’s annual Sonar report...
17 June 2024
A US Senate budget committee has held a hearing on climate change and insurance impacts amid concern over increasing home premiums...
17 June 2024
The US property and casualty industry made a net underwriting gain of $US9.3 billion ($13.9 billion) in the March quarter, rebounding from a year-earlier loss of $US8.5 billion ($12.7 billion), according to AM Best...
17 June 2024
Top executives fear economic risk most, with 82% highlighting threats posed by inflation, interest rates and currency volatility in a survey by global law firm Clyde & Co...
17 June 2024
A $US350 million ($527 million) insurance program involving the US International Development Finance Corporation and Aon has been established to support investment directed at Ukraine’s urgent economic needs and long-term recovery...
17 June 2024
AM Best has raised its global reinsurance sector outlook to positive from stable as robust profit margins follow a period of drastic repricing and changed terms and conditions...
03 June 2024
Howden Re says June property catastrophe reinsurance renewals have moderated following rate increases in the past two years, but market participants remain cautious...
03 June 2024
About half of adults in Britain struggle to tell the difference between a real and fake insurance advert, a survey commissioned by the Association of British Insurers has found...
03 June 2024
Lloyd’s and the Bermuda Monetary Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster innovation and education after earlier this year outlining plans for closer collaboration...
03 June 2024
Industrial insurer HDI Global has reported a stronger first-quarter profit as it benefited from price increases, new business and reduced disaster losses...
27 May 2024
Allianz Commercial has warned of a changing risk profile for the shipping industry despite the number of vessels lost worldwide hitting a record low...
27 May 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority has permitted four companies to restart sales of guaranteed asset protection (GAP) insurance after they acted to improve the product’s value to customers...
27 May 2024
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is a significant chance of a strong Atlantic hurricane season, with as many as seven category 3-plus storms predicted...
27 May 2024
UK-based Canopius has appointed experienced insurance executive and board member Andy Haste as group chairman, effective from July...
20 May 2024
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has acquired a stake in Chubb worth $US6.7 billion ($10 billion) at the end of March, a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows...