Emerging Markets
U.S. Rules on Cuba Ease Travel, Trade, Insurance Restrictions
The United States rolled out a sweeping set of measures on Thursday to ease the half-century-old embargo against Cuba, opening up the country to expanded travel, trade and financial activities. ...
Top Corporate Risks: Allianz Risk Barometer 2015
Business interruption and supply chain risk, natural catastrophes, and fire/explosion top the list of company risks in 2015, according to the fourth annual Allianz Risk Barometer, which surveyed more ...
PartnerRe Asia Launching
PartnerRe Ltd. announced last week that Partner Reinsurance Asia Pte. Ltd. ("PartnerRe Asia") a wholly owned subsidiary of PartnerRe Ltd. has been licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 News Stories of 2014
Five of the top Carrier Management news stories in 2014 ranked everything from insurance industry jobs to the companies themselves, in different iterations. The common link: there's huge interest in ...
Cat Modelers Look to Clarify Cost of Cyber Risk
Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not ...
Car-Sharing Apps Could Pose Threat to Auto Sector
The humble smartphone could throw a spanner in the works of the car sector's post-crisis turnaround, with the big manufacturers facing a long-term threat from apps that make it easier and cheaper to ...
China Establishes Debut Insurance Fund for $2.1 Trillion Trust Industry
China on Friday set up its first insurance fund for its $2.1 trillion trust industry in a move to reduce financial risk in shadow banking, the country's banking regulator said. The fund, jointly ...
New York to Ban Fracking After Health Department Calls It Unsafe
The New York state Health Department said fracking for natural gas can't be done safely, dooming prospects that Governor Andrew Cuomo will end a six-year moratorium. Acting Health Commissioner Howard ...