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GIC Re’s Credit Ratings affirmed as “A-” (Excellent) by AM Best
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), a leading global...
Susan Panuccio to join Howden as Group Chief Financial Officer
Susan Panuccio, Group Chief Financial Officer-designate, Howden...
Nearly 30 ships stop around Ukraine’s Izmail gateway after Russian Danube strikes
Since the collapse of the grain corridor deal and the increased targeting of ports and infrastructure by Russia, war risk underwriters were “forming their own independent views and deciding what is it is they are prepared to underwrite,” David Smith, head of hull and...
Biden administration pushing insurers to improve access to mental health treatment
US President Joe Biden "Despite the repeated bipartisan efforts aimed at mental health parity, insurers too often make it difficult to access mental health treatment, causing millions of consumers to seek care out-of-network at significantly higher costs and pay out...
Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, UN report
Countries lacking adequate early warning coverage have a disaster mortality rate that is eight times higher than countries that do have such systems in place, the U.N. estimates. And without such precautions, regional annual losses from disasters are projected to...
Americans are moving toward climate danger in search of cheaper homes
Many Americans are actually choosing to move to Zip codes with a high risk of experiencing wildfire, heat, drought and flood, according to a new study on domestic migration by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm A midsummer quiz: Let’s say you read about an...
Allianz Commercial launches in global Property & Casualty markets
Chris Townsend, Member of the Allianz SE Board of Management, comments: “Our commercial businesses have been united in ONE global model. With Allianz Commercial, we can service a fuller, more dynamic range of customers under our new unifying name – this gives us an...
Black Sea shipping traffic slowing after Russia, Ukraine warnings
Additional war risk insurance premiums, which are charged when entering the Black Sea area, need to be renewed every seven days. They already cost thousands of dollars and are expected to go up, given also the risk of floating mines War risk cover for Russia's Black...
Russia warns against any ships traveling to Ukraine from Thursday
Norwegian shipping insurance group DNK, which provides war risk policies, told Reuters on Wednesday it was currently unable to provide cover for Ukraine Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying...
AXA and AIG may exit UK life biz
Dealmaking in insurance has remained relatively buoyant despite a broader slowdown in mergers and acquisitions, as insurers continue to streamline their operations and exit business lines to reallocate capital to their focus areas London: Two of the world’s largest...
Only 27% of $194 bln economic losses from global natural disasters insured in 1H2023: Aon
Turkey and Syria earthquakes drive nearly half of economic losses from Global Catastrophes in 1H 2023 "Despite the reality that communities globally remain at risk to catastrophes, only about 27 percent of economic losses this year have been insured. These devastating...
Swiss Re structures Blackstone’s first indemnity catastrophe bond
The transaction is Blackstone's first indemnity catastrophe bond and covers named storms and earthquakes in the United States and Canada New York: Swiss Re Capital Markets has successfully structured and placed the issuance of USD 250 million of insurance-linked...