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Is AXIS Selling Its Reinsurance Business? Some Say: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
AXIS Capital Holding's chief executive officer would not comment on reports that the company is looking to sell its reinsurance unit. But a market commentary from Wells Fargo Securities said: "Where ...
Say Goodbye to Collateral Requirements for Non-U.S. Reinsurers
Financially strong EU and UK reinsurers will finally see the end of collateral requirements for business they write in the United States—changes that have been more than 20 years in the making. ...
Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $32B in Q1, With Only $14B Insured: Aon
Preliminary economic losses from natural hazards during the first quarter of 2022 totaled $32 billion, of which less than 50 percent (or $14 billion), was covered by public and private insurers, ...
Non-Modeled Disaster Losses Are Growing Component of Insurance Claims: RMS
Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled characteristics of disasters, which are altering the industry's ...
Malloy Departs SiriusPoint, a Year After Company’s Launch
Dan Malloy has left SiriusPoint Ltd. a year after the company was formed from the merger of specialty reinsurer Third Point Reinsurance and Sirius International Insurance Group, a multiline insurer ...
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 ...