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QBE Faces $1.2B in ‘Unprecedented’ Natural Catastrophe Claims for 2017
QBE announced to the market this week that it expects a $1.2 billion after-tax loss in 2017 on "unprecedented" natural catastrophe claims. "This has been a challenging year for QBE, reflecting an ...
Cyber Most Feared Business Interruption Trigger: Allianz Risk Report
Business interruption and cyber incidents interlink as the major threat facing companies over the coming year, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). ...
Alternative Capital Showed Resilience in Face of 2017 Catastrophes: Aon Benfield
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria represented the first real test of the staying power of the alternative capital sector, which has responded with a show of strength by continuing to fund reinsurance ...
Parametric Insurance Can Help Close Global Insurance Protection Gap: Clyde & Co.
Parametric insurance can play a significant role in closing the insurance protection gap – a problem that plagues economies in both the developing and developed world, according to a report ...
QBE Settles Australia Class Action Suit Over Profit Warning for $103.2M
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. has agreed to pay $103.2 million to settle a shareholder class action in Australia. The class action was commenced by Money Max Interest Pty Ltd on Sept. 9, 2015 in the ...
The Insurance Protection Gap: A Growing Problem in Emerging Nations, Developed Economies
The protection gap. It's a phrase that will be increasingly heard over the coming years—because it is getting bigger. The protection gap is the difference between insured losses and economic ...
The Fine Art of Underwriting Through Soft and Slightly Harder Market Cycles
Twenty or so years ago, a London market marine underwriter declared he was going golfing one particular afternoon because he had reached his annual capacity level. That was an underwriting model ...
Generali’s German Arm Plans Life Insurance Run-Off in Early 2018
Generali Deutschland has launched the next phase of its program to reorganize in Germany, which is one of Generali's core markets. The program is designed to strengthen and streamline operations, ...