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Insurance Industry M&A Deals Hit $12.92B in December: GlobalData
Total insurance industry merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in December 2019 worth $12.92 billion were announced globally, according to GlobalData's deals database. The value marked an increase ...
Coronavirus Will Cause Limited Losses in China’s P/C Insurance Market: AM Best
Ratings firm AM Best said it expects that China's non-life insurance market will experience limited losses from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The analysts based their outlook on factors including ...
Insurance Value Chain Poised for Big Changes From Data-Driven Business Models
Digital transformation empowers consumers to be more informed and independent, and equips insurers with the tools to develop new tailored products and services and refine existing ones, said the ...
Australian Insurers Strong Enough to Handle Recent Bushfire Losses: A.M. Best
Australian insurers are well-capitalized and should be able to withstand losses from the 2019/2020 bushfire season, aided by strong capital positions and support from reinsurance partners, said AM ...
Insured Losses, Economic Damages Set New Records Over Last Decade: Aon
The past decade broke new records in terms of economic damages and insured losses, according to Aon's latest catastrophe report. The costs to global economies reached $2.98 trillion between 2010 and ...
InsurTech CyberCube Calls on Carriers to Set Global Cybersecurity Standards
CyberCube, an InsurTech focused on cyber risk analytics, is calling on the insurance industry to set global cybersecurity standards as the world digitizes. "Internet-connected technologies is a prime ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Enjoyed Underwriting, Surplus Gains in First 9 Months of 2019
The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net underwriting gains increase to $5.4 billion in the first nine months of 2019 from $4.7 billion a year earlier, bolstered by growth in ...
Strong Competition, Claims Inflation Confront UK P/C Insurers: A.M. Best
Market conditions for U.K. non-life insurers were difficult in 2019 as they continued to face strong competition and claims inflation, according to a report published by AM Best. Companies have had ...