Emerging Markets
Global Insurance Industry Set for Solid Growth in 2017 and 2018: Munich Re Forecast
The global insurance industry is set to grow more strongly an average 4.5 percent annually during 2017 and 2018, according to Munich Re. The number is 3 percent when adjusted for inflation. While ...
Swiss Re Set to Launch Singapore Sub in ’18 Strengthening Asia Commitment
Swiss Re plans to launch in 2018 a subsidiary in Singapore, which will become the company's regional headquarters for its reinsurance operations in Asia. The company, Swiss Re Asia, will be wholly ...
2017 Atlantic Hurricane Prediction: A Slightly Below-Average Season
Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2017, citing the potential development of El Niño as well as recent anomalous ...
China’s Top Insurance Regulator Under Investigation in Corruption Probe
China's anti-graft agency is probing the nation's top insurance official Xiang Junbo as the government steps up a bid to rein in financial risks amid an economic slowdown. Xiang, chairman of the ...
Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Homes Lead to Shifts in Exposures—and Underwriting
Today's insurers want to be there for their customers—literally. With sensors of various kinds in policyholders' cars, homes and personal devices, "exposure data tracking" is rapidly becoming a ...
3-D and 4-D Printing: Transforming Our World and the Trail of Liability
For any property/casualty insurers out there wondering whether to cover exposures from 3-D printing, you probably already are, according to Bob Weireter, senior underwriter of casualty treaty ...
China’s Fosun International Reportedly Wants Pre-IPO Investors for Reinsurance Arm
Fosun International Ltd., the Chinese insurance-to-tourism conglomerate, is seeking investors for a minority stake in its reinsurance business ahead of a possible initial public offering, according ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Liberty Mutual, Neon and More
Liberty Mutual now offers builder's risk coverage for large contractors, property owners and their brokers. AIG is drumming up interest for a new auto insurance telematics device with a safe driver ...