Emerging Markets
The Fall of Anbang Insurance Caps Short, Wild Period for P/C Industry in China
The revolution in China's insurance industry that helped unleash about $80 billion of acquisitions started with a whimper and ended with a bang. With little fanfare, China's top insurance official, ...
Apple Will Debut China Data Center to Comply With China’s Tougher Cyber-Security Laws
Apple Inc on Wednesday said it is setting up its first data center in China, in partnership with a local internet services company, to comply with tougher cyber-security laws introduced last month. ...
Insurance Could Slash Billions From Poor Nations’ Natural Disaster Bills
New types of insurance could cut the costs of natural disasters for poorer countries and reduce the amount of humanitarian aid needed, according to a report commissioned by Britain's international ...
The Latest Launches From Swiss Re/Ping An and Chubb
Swiss Re and Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company in China debuted a new product for the China market. Chubb said it has once again updated coverage options for technology companies ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Closes ‘Most Significant’ Deal Yet: $4.9B Allied World Acquisition
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the Toronto-based investment and insurance company, has successfully completed its acquisition of Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, for $4.9 billion – marking ...
China Insurance Premiums Soared in 2016, Slowed Down Most Other Places
Global insurance premiums increased by 3.1 percent in real terms during 2016, down from growth of 4.3 percent reported in 2015, according to Swiss Re Institute's sigma study. The report described ...
AIR Worldwide Issues Crop Hail Model for Canada, Product Update for China
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide released a Crop Hail Model for Canada to provide crop insurers with a probabilistic view of crop hail risk in Canada. Based on 10,000 simulations of ...
WannaCry-Like Cyber Attack Keeps Wreaking Corporate Havoc on Second Day
A cyberattack similar to WannaCry entered its second day, hitting businesses, port operators and government systems around the world, with companies struggling to retake control of their networks. ...