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Iran-Israel war escalation to impact India’s trade with West Asia, say experts
Nearly 30 percent of global oil and a third of the world's LNG...
UK’s car theft reaches near a 15-year high, cost insurers $867 million
While owners are compensated when their cars are taken, vehicle...
SCOR appoints Swiss Re’s Thierry Léger as its CEO as Rousseau steps down
Thierry Léger, CEO- Designate,SCOR Léger will be responsible for drawing up a new attractive and ambitious strategic plan for SCOR, and will outline the orientations and main themes of this plan at the 2023 general meeting. His mission will be to help SCOR further...
Climate Is forcing the most risk-aware industry to reinvent Itself
Christian Mumenthaler,, group chief executive officer, Swiss Re The difficulties are forcing the insurance industry to get creative. There are three levers it can use to reduce climate risks: reduce its own emissions, force the companies it invests in to reduce their...
Global insured losses from natural disasters exceed $130 Billion in 2022, second-costliest event on record: Aon
Data show that 2022 was the fifth costliest year on record for insurers, with approximately $50-55 billion of the global insured loss total resulting from Hurricane Ian in the United States - the second-costliest natural catastrophe in history from an insurance...
Leading reinsurers and Aon join hands to implement Open Exposure Data, to reduce costs and increase transparency
The Open Exposure Data Standard will also lower barriers of entry for model developers – including commercial vendors, third-party data providers and academia and other research institutions. Initial testing on reinsurance placement data for Japan, Australia and China...
Bermuda (Re)insurers see improved pricing, performance in 2023
Market pricing surged at the January 2023 reinsurance renewal, shifting to a true hard market in property and some specialty lines with supply constrained and demand growing. Importantly, terms and conditions saw structural changes that benefited (re)insurers....
AXA reduces aviation war cover after Ukraine losses, sources say
One of the top 10 players in global aviation insurance, AXA XL is pulling back from underwriting risk on so-called war cover, the sources said, reducing options for airline operators or lessors seeking protection against loss or damage arising from warThe retreat by a...
WTW outlines “New Trilemma” of challenges for renewables-sector risk managers
: “Macro events and trends such as inflation, cost increases, security, and supply chains are impacting the renewable energy industry, making the current business environment a challenging one for risk managers. Several important steps will help them to assess their...
Hannover Re partners with Stone Ridge in first cyber risks transfer to the capital markets
"For the first time, we were able to transfer cyber risks to the capital markets, and on a substantial scale, through a proportional reinsurance solution. This underscores our lead role as a bridge builder between the capital markets and the insurance industry," said...
Green Bonds purchase by insurers to be treated as infrastructure investments: IRDAI
The regulator, in a circular dated Jan. 13, said the move was made with the objective of "de-concentration and diversification" of insurers' infrastructure portfolios as well as "from the perspective of participation in environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
Swiss Re appoints Velina Peneva as Group Chief Investment Officer
Velina Peneva is currently Co-Head Client Solutions & Analytics in Swiss Re's Asset Management. Previously, she headed Swiss Re's private equity investment mandate Zurich: Swiss Re announced today the appointment of Velina Peneva as Group Chief Investment Officer...