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Climate change supercharge devastating South Asian floods
A trio of tropical cyclones battered the region from Sri Lanka to...
Swiss Re and RIQ partner to advance risk transfer powered by data and AI
Swiss Re's Group Chief Executive Officer Andreas Berger said,"This...
New leaders at Hannover Re: Clemens Jungsthöfel to succeed Jean-Jacques Henchoz as CEO from 1 April 2025
Clemens Jungsthöfel , CFO and CEO designate, Hannover Re Further Christian Hermelingmeier, 43, CFO, HDI Global SE, moves within the Group as CFO to Hannover Re from 1 April 2025. His successor at HDI Global SE will be Stefan Pasternak, 50. Currently, he is CFO at...
Innovative Climate risk insurance: PCRIC and WTW renew covers for 6 Pacific island nations
For 2024 and 2025, PCRIC now provides insurance for tropical cyclones, heavy rain, earthquake, and tsunami risk to six Pacific governments: the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, as well as the state-owned telecommunications company PNG DataCo in...
Swiss Re to sell iptiQ’s European P&C business to Allianz Direct
The acquisition will expand Allianz Direct's footprint further into the B2B2C segment as it is taking over more than 130,000 iptiQ customers. The transaction is in line with Allianz Direct's goal to expand its B2B2C operations as it can capitalise on iptiQ's...
Lloyd’s appoints Nathan Adams as its Chief People Officer
Nathan Adams, Chief People Officer, Lloyd's John Neal, chief executive officer, Lloyd’s, said: “Nathan is a strong leader with outstanding experience driving the People agenda in large organisations. He will be a great addition to the team as we continue to focus on...
Berkshire’s cash soars to $325 billion, Buffett sells Apple, Bank of America
Insurance underwriting profit fell 69 per cent, dented by rising claims, $565 million of losses from Helene, and a bankruptcy court settlement related to defunct talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway extended their retreat...
SIRC announces panel line-up, Sets stage for crucial conversations to shape re/insurance industry’s future
Andreas Berger, Group CEO, Swiss Re After the keynote address by Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore, SIRC will kick off with an address by Swiss Re Group’s Andreas Berger as he makes his first conference appearance in Asia...
Global insured cat losses to exceed $102 billion: Aon
The report highlights that insured losses from primary perils during the first nine months of 2024 were relatively low, with no event exhibiting the potential to significantly impact the broader reinsurance market LONDON: A report by Aon plc reveals that there were at...
APAC presents an attractive growth narrative, facilitating sustained reinsurance capacity: S&P report
However, challenges are emerging, including rising physical risks, a slower economic outlook, and still costly retrocession cover, which may increase margin volatility, cautioned the report HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific continues to present an attractive growth narrative,...
India faces 24.7 pc GDP loss by 2070 due to climate change: ADB report
"India is reported to have the highest number of affected individuals and damage costs, with residential losses being predominant," the report said New Delhi: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9 per cent loss in GDP by 2070 across...
WTW expands Japan’s corporate risk & broking business with new insurance brokerage service
``Working closely with the international and domestic insurance markets, we will focus on the speciality segments, particularly for large corporates and Japanese companies with overseas business interests. These include those in Natural Resources, such as Power...