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COVID-19 Couldn’t Stop Robust Quarter for ILS Issuance: Aon
Usage of insurance linked securities the first six months of 2020 is already 20 percent higher than all of 2019, underscoring the sector's momentum and resilience even with the coronavirus pandemic, ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Saw Record Q1 Surplus Drop, but Fundamentals Remained Solid: APCIA/Verisk
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its surplus drop by a record amount in the 2020 first quarter, thanks to stock market turmoil driven by the coronavirus pandemic's rapid arrival. But ...
H1 Global Natural Catastrophe Losses Reach Stinging Levels: Munich Re and Aon
Munich Re and Aon both issued reports this week on the economic and insurance costs of global natural catastrophes during the first half, which varied in magnitude by $7 billion. While Munich Re ...
Bonus Payments for Insurer CEOs Up 5 Percent in 2019: Study
Bonus payouts for insurance company chief executive officers continued to be above target and commensurate with good financial results and strong total shareholder return in 2019, according to a new ...
U.S. Personal Lines Insurers Poised for 2020 Underwriting Profit Despite Pandemic: Fitch
It turns out that the coronavirus pandemic hasn't adversely affected U.S. personal lines insurance all that much. In the short term, the sector has continued to do well and is poised to produce ...
COVID-19 Could Threaten Shipping Safety Even as Losses Are at Record Lows: Allianz
Large shipping losses dropped by 20 percent last year, in a continuation of decade-long trend when losses declined by almost 70 percent, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate ...
Americans Ignore Work-From-Home Cyber Attack Risks: Chubb Survey
A large number of Americans working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic aren't worried about cyber attacks even though they're at greater risk compared to working in the office, Chubb found in ...
Insurer Capital Strength Could Suffer With COVID-19 Second Wave: S&P
Insurers largely withstood the first wave of COVID-19 thanks to their capital strength. They may not be so lucky when a second wave comes, S&P Global Ratings said in a new report. "A second wave ...