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TCS expands partnership with European insurer Tryg, signs new Euro 550 mln deal
TCS and Tryg have a 15-year partnership, and the new deal will...
Earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan, kills at least 600 people
The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of...
Swiss Re 2022 net profit down 67%; sees brighter outlook for 2023
"2022 was a challenging year, marked by the war in Ukraine, surging inflation, the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic and elevated natural catastrophe losses. We have focused on addressing these challenges proactively," Chief Executive Christian Mumenthaler said...
Turkey Devastation: Insured losses at $2.4 billion, says Karen Clark & Co
The number of people killed by the deadliest earthquake in Turkey’s modern history has risen to 36,187, authorities said Total property losses from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes are expected to be close to $20 billion, Karen Clark & Co said Catastrophe...
Countries join forces to fight back against harmful beauty practices
“Mercury is a hidden and toxic ingredient in the skin lightening creams that many people are using daily, often without an understanding of just how dangerous this is”, GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez said Geneva: The governments of Gabon, Jamaica and...
Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkiye’s modern history
Confirmed deaths in Turkiye passed those recorded from the massive Erzincan earthquake in 1939 that killed around 33,000 people. Speaking in Ankara following a five-hour Cabinet meeting held at the headquarters of disaster agency AFAD, Erdogan said 47,000 buildings,...
Insurers are committed to making a bigger impact on mental health, says Geneva Association report
For life and health insurers, who absorb related financial shocks through disability and income protection insurance, this is manifest in paying out close to USD 15 billion in mental health-related disability insurance claims annually. In many countries, this number...
Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop ‘war’ on poultry
Outbreaks of the virus have continued in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, undefeated by summer heat or winter cold snaps, since a strain arrived in the United States in early 2022 that was genetically similar to cases in Europe and Asia The virus...
RiverStone’s landmark third-party reinsurance-to-close deal with MS Amlin, largest in Lloyd’s history
London: RiverStone International, the industry-leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting Limited to provide MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 (“MS Amlin”) with a Reinsurance-to-close...
New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc
While New Zealand was now through the worst of the storm, more rain and high winds were expected. The country was suffering from extensive flooding, landslides and damage to roads and infrastructure, Kieran McAnulty, minister of emergency management said New Zealand...
UK to expedite insurance reforms, to release £100 billion of capital for investment
Officials could look to implement the Solvency II reforms in two stages, the Financial Times, which first reported the news, said. Insurers could be allowed to swap bonds they have to hold currently for assets such as green technology or housing at first, with other...
Institutional investors sue Shell over its alleged climate mismanagement
It is the first, notable lawsuit by a shareholder against a board over the alleged failure to properly prepare for a shift away from fossil fuels – and comes one week after Shell posted a record $40 billion profit for 2022, partly fueled by the energy crunch after...