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Global Insurance Losses From Russia-Ukraine War Could Range From $16B to $35B
Global insurance losses from the Russia-Ukraine war could range from $16 billion to $35 billion, with reinsurers expected to assume 50 percent of those claims, according to a report published by ...
Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re
More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of $82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than $20 billion—more evidence of a large ...
Zurich Removes ‘Z’ From Social Media Branding as Russia Uses Symbol in Ukraine War
Zurich Insurance said it has removed the letter "Z" from its social media branding as a result of Russia's use of the letter during its war in Ukraine. "The Zurich brand has been around for 150 ...
Leadership Conundrum: Can Corporate Culture Survive Remote Work Models?
As the world enters the third year of the pandemic, employees in the insurance industry expect to maintain workplace flexibility—a hybrid model—even after COVID-19 infection rates dwindle to safe ...
How Downtime Insurance Became a Thing
A single hour of downtime from mission-critical, third-party IT service providers can cost small and medium-sized enterprises tens of thousands of dollars, but traditional insurance often does not ...
Startup MGA Rising Edge Targets Low Layer D&O Business
The co-founders of London-based Rising Edge aimed to create something different when they decided to launch a managing general agent in 2021, which focuses solely on directors and officers liability ...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Moderating, With Exception of Cyber: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices increased 13 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decline from the 15 percent increases seen in both the second and third quarters, according to Marsh's latest ...
Only 38% of 2021’s Natural Disaster Losses of $343B Were Covered by Insurance: Aon
Natural disasters cost global economies a total of $343 billion in 2021, compared with $297 billion in 2020, according to Aon's "2021 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight" report. Insured losses ...