Emerging Markets
New Breed of ‘Go-Anywhere’ Investors Transforming Emerging Markets
New types of long-term investors and flexible, "go-anywhere" investing styles are helping transform emerging markets by making the once-volatile sector less prone to the sweeping sector-wide ...
Starr Companies Completes Ownership of Chinese Insurer
Last week, Starr Companies announced the completion of its majority ownership of Shanghai-based Dazhong Insurance Company Limited of China. Going forward, the company will be known as Starr Property ...
Eight New Companies Join Ward’s Annual Top 50 P/C Ranking
Eight new nominees join Ward Group's 2014 roundup of the 50 top performing property/casualty insurers. The recently released analysis crowns the best performers out of more than 3,000 companies in ...
Typhoon Advances to China After Killing 6 in Philippines
At least six people were killed as the strongest storm to make landfall in the Philippines this year lashed Manila, shutting schools, offices and financial markets and knocking out power across most ...
With Volumes Soaring, Zurich Doubles Its Green Bond Commitment
Zurich Insurance Group AG said it is boosting its investment in green bonds to up to $2 billion, with plans to spread the initiative through three different European currencies. Switzerland's largest ...
Swiss Re Sees Emerging Risks in Smart Cities and Rubber Tree Plants
Property/casualty and other insurers face a number of new emerging risks, and they're not necessarily what, or where, you'd think. Technological issues relating to smart cities, plant pathogens that ...
Allianz Outlines the Insurance Needs of Emerging-Market Skyscrapers
As the number of skyscrapers and high rises jumps almost exponentially in Asia and the Middle East, the insurance industry faces major challenges in covering risks from construction to completion and ...
Guy Carpenter: July 1 Renewal Rates Declined on Many Fronts
Insurance policy renewals as of July 1 declined by double digits in a number of lines and regions around the world, Guy Carpenter reported in a July 7 update. The market assessment echoes those made ...