Emerging Markets
Russian Reinsurer Seeks Expansion into China, India, Middle East, Africa
Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) aims to expand into China, India, the Middle East and Africa to increase income from premiums and diversify beyond Russia, the chief executive said. ...
Irma Insured Losses Will Hit Between $35B-$55B: RMS Estimate
Hurricane Irma likely caused between $35 billion and $55 billion in insured losses in the U.S. and the Caribbean combined, according to the latest estimate from catastrophe modeler RMS. Broken down, ...
Global Reinsurers Likely Exposed to Catastrophic Mexico City Quake: Morgan Stanley
Global reinsurers will likely face exposures from a massive magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Mexico City on Sept. 19, Morgan Stanley said in a new research note. This earthquake led to dozens of ...
Hundreds Dead After Mexico Quake; Survivor Search Begins
Mexican search and rescue teams worked through the night after an earthquake rocked one of the world's largest urban centers, killing hundreds and reducing buildings to rubble. Military police, ...
Hurricane Maria Rips Roofs off in Dominica; U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Are Next
Hurricane Maria caused "mind boggling damage," ripping off roofs across the small island of Dominica before pushing on toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday as the second ...
China Online Insurer ZhongAn Begins $1.5B Hong Kong IPO
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., China's largest online insurer, started taking orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $1.5 billion. The Shanghai-based ...
Allianz Expands in Africa With Planned Nigeria Acquisition
Allianz has agreed to snatch up a Nigerian insurer in a move that gives it a greater foothold in Africa. The German insurance giant said it has signed a binding agreement to buy 98 percent of ...
Ironshore’s Singapore Arm Debuts Legal Event Expense Cover
Ironshore, via its Singapore branch, launched a specialty professional lines product that offers protection for after-the-event legal expenses to mitigate commercial litigation loss exposure. ...