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Hurricane Melissa makes Cuba landfall after lashing Jamaica
The hurricane is expected to result in property damages costing...
Catastrophe bond investors brace for Jamaica payout
Depending on exactly where Melissa hits Jamaica, total losses may...
Reinsurers differ on expectations for pricing in Jan 2025 renewals: Fitch survey
``We believe the pricing cycle has most likely passed its peak and we expect a softer market in 2025 due to the sector’s abundance of capital. We recently revised our global reinsurance sector outlook to ‘neutral’ from ‘improving’ to reflect this,'' said Fitch London:...
20TH SIRC: Singapore Dy PM Gan Kim Yong to deliver keynote address
“With the strong line-up of panels and a dynamic meeting agenda fostering robust debate, we are excited to bring the global industry together for yet another year to shape the future of the reinsurance industry,'' Marc Haushofer, Chair of the SRA Singapore: The...
Businesses in APAC taking longer to convert working capital into cash, affecting liquidity: Aon
According to the report, the average days receivable for Asia Pacific companies for year ending 2023 was 71 days. Although a small increase from 2022, an increase in days receivable reflects a decrease in working capital availability and indicates slower collection of...
Mercedes Benz fire incident may slow down EV transition in South Korea
Although batteries are a critical component in electric cars and can pose serious safety risks if not properly manufactured or managed, automakers have so far kept the identity of their battery suppliers confidential, not just in Korea but around the globe. A...
Thousands of fires are burning in the drought-wracked Amazon
Climatologists have warned for decades that events like this year’s would come to pass. Droughts in the last two decades have become much more severe and much more common. The last year — the hottest on record globally — brought Brazil’s extremes to a new level Much...
Environmental activist ClientEarth sues Germany over pesticides use
The group said in a statement Germany was not complying with the 2009 Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive. The EU law should have been in force across the 27-member by 2011, but the reality has been patchy implementation, the group said Environmental activist...
MGU Fidelis Partnership concludes $2bn refinancing transaction led by Blackstone for business growth
The MGU plans to expand in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America, all of which have increasing demand for specialist (re)insurance solutions, enhanced by Lloyd’s licensing and TFP’s new Abu Dhabi office PEMBROKE, Bermuda: The Fidelis Partnership (“TFP”), a...
French reinsurer CCR Re changing name to Arundo Re from next Jan 16
CCR remains a minority partner with a 25 per cent stake in the reinsurer. The deal allowed CCR to help make CCR Re fully autonomous and to implement an industrial and social project. CCR has a put option and would be able to sell its residual interest in 2026 Paris:...
New Global Climate ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund names first director
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong,director-designate,The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage This is a key step towards responding to loss and damage by bringing finance to millions of people in developing countries on the frontlines of climate change WASHINGTON: The board of...
Quad Cancer Moonshot: PM Modi announces $7.5 million support to fight cervical cancer
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister The Cancer Moonshot is a White House initiative to bring renewed leadership to the fight against cancer, facilitate new collaborations, and drive progress across the cancer journey utilizing all facets of the oncology community - federal...