Emerging Markets
Big Data Increasingly Helps Insurers Spot Risks
Insurance companies are increasingly turning to "big data" from satellites, social media and even cigarette sales at gas stations to help identify risks and build up customer profiles. Insurers and ...
XL Group, Munich Re and New Energy Risk Team Up to Insure Fuel Cell Portfolio
XL Group's Complex Accounts unit has teamed with Munich Re's Green Tech Solutions and consultants New Energy Risk (NER) to deliver an innovative performance insurance policy for a portfolio of fuel ...
Americans Worry About Risks Caused by Drones: Chubb
Most Americans are worried that the increased use of drones in the U.S. could damage property, cause injury and create other new risks, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies determined in a new ...
From Earthquakes to Typhoons, August Was a Tough Weather Month
As far as natural perils go, it was mostly about earthquakes in August, with a few tropical storms and typhoons around the world to add to the trouble, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting ...
Regulatory Change Positions Pakistan’s Insurance Sector For Expansion
Pakistan's insurance sector is set for a boost in competition which could help spread the uptake of insurance after the industry regulator allowed conventional firms to offer sharia-compliant ...
Hackers Present Challenges For Driverless Car Initiatives
A red VW Golf jerks back and forth as it maneuvers into a parking space in the English spa town of Cheltenham. The halting efforts resemble those of a new driver, and in a sense they are -- just not ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Rolls Out Homebuyer Financing
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-largest insurer, started a service financing down payments for potential homebuyers as more Chinese cities ease purchase restrictions to bolster sales ...
China Insurers Market “Naughty Child” Coverage and Other Innovations
Your child throws a tantrum and smashes something? Take out "naughty child insurance". Similarly, buy cover against your bride becoming pregnant before the honeymoon, your team being knocked out of ...