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EU OKs $30B Aon/Willis Towers Watson Merger; U.S. Roadblocks Remain
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon, lifting a major roadblock to the proposed $30 billion merger. But there are more roadblocks to overcome. The ...
Aon CEO Makes Case For Willis Deal Boosting Industry’s Innovation
The enhanced ability to innovate is a principal motivator for Aon's proposed acquisition of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. It's a message that Aon CEO Greg Case has been emphasizing since the $30 ...
COVID Crisis Hurts Global Macro Resilience, Widens Insurance Protection Gap: Swiss Re
The COVID-19 crisis reduced overall global macro resilience – or the ability of societies to absorb shocks – by 18% in 2020 from 2019, according to a sigma report published by Swiss Re Institute. ...
AXA Reverses Course, Offering Settlement Addressing COVID-19 BI Claims for French Restaurant Owners
AXA has offered a settlement to 15,000 French restaurant owners that purchased non-damage business interruption insurance after previously denying coverage during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. AXA ...
Argo Group, Joining Other Carriers, Ends Coverage of Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
Lloyd's insurer Argo Group has decided to stop insuring Canada's Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline when its current insurance policy expires on Aug. 31, 2021, following similar moves by other ...
Insurers Get Low Grades on Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss Action
Most of the world's largest insurers are failing to adequately address systemic risks such as climate change and biodiversity loss, but a group of five U.S. insurers are some of those that rank the ...
COVID Took a Big Bite From Multiline Insurers’ Earnings But Profit Remained: S&P
The COVID-19 crisis cost 16 global multiline insurers about $8 billion in 2020, although they still reported substantial net profit of $36 billion, according to a report published by S&P Global ...
Fake Coal Dumped in Front of Lloyd’s HQ in Climate Change Protest
Lloyd's of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called "Insurance Rebellion" used a dump truck to deposit a large pile of fake coal in front of the Lloyd's ...