Emerging Markets
Ebola Vaccine Makers Offered Legal Immunity by HHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday offered liability protections to drug makers rushing to develop Ebola vaccines and urged other countries to follow suit. Health and Human ...
Swiss Re, Prudential, Eye African Reinsurance and Pension Opportunities
A growing middle class in sub-Saharan Africa is enticing European and South African insurers to buy local firms focusing mainly on life insurance and pensions, in the face of mature markets and ...
Another Philippines Typhoon Causes Death and Destruction
Typhoon Hagupit slammed the central Philippines with heavy rain and gales, toppling trees and power lines and threatening the recovery of regions devastated by Super TyphoonHaiyan a year ago. Schools ...
Bridging the Insurance Gap in a Shared Economy
With a growing number of consumers now taking part in the "shared economy," insurers need to bridge the gap between personal and commercial insurance, says a new report from research and advisory ...
November Featured Large Doses of Severe Weather: Aon Benfield
Bad weather made a huge impact in November, with four major winter weather events and resulting fatalities in the United States, global flooding and a big hailstorm in Australia generating much of ...
ACORD’s Long-Time Leader will Retire in 2016
ACORD's long-time president and CEO plans to retire within the next year after many influential years in charge. The global non-profit insurance industry standards organization disclosed that Gregory ...
Businesses Already Using, Testing Autonomous Vehicles
While private passenger autonomous vehicles are still being tested by Google and other car manufacturers and state legislators mull rules governing driverless vehicles on roadways, their commercial ...
Willis Re Unveils Japan Tsunami Model in an Industry Milestone
Willis Re has come up with a Japan tsunami model, something it asserts is a first-time milestone for an extreme weather event whose resulting losses have been hard for the industry to understand. In ...