Emerging Markets
IoT May Be Factor in Soaring Cyber Attacks on Chinese Firms
Cyber attacks on Chinese companies have soared in the past two years, according to a survey, with new technologies that connect household items to the internet and allow them to receive and send data ...
Emerging Markets to Drive Insurance Sector Growth in 2017: Swiss Re
The global economy is expected to grow moderately over the next two years, supporting continued growth in insurance premium volumes, according to a recent Swiss Re report. Growth in global non-life ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Reportedly May Grab $2.3B in Blackstone-Owned Japanese Property
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co is in talks to buy as much as $2.3 billion in Japanese residential property assets from Blackstone Group , two people involved in the discussions said, in what would ...
SCOR Anticipates Full India Launch
SCOR is on the verge of launching full operations in India. Regulators there granted SCOR permission to open a composite branch office in India to conduct P/C and life reinsurance business. SCOR will ...
P/C Industry Warns China’s New Cybersecurity Law Could Hamper Foreign Business
China's new wide-ranging cybersecurity law is drawing some serious apprehension from the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry. Trade associations and experts alike caution that it will create ...
Liberty Mutual Completely Reverses Last Year’s Massive Q3 Loss
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. scored a significant profit during its 2016 third quarter versus the same period a year ago, thanks in part to rate increases and more policies in force. The insurer and ...
Aspen CEO Opinion: Blue Marble Launches in White Space
According to the World Bank, 12.7 percent of the population earns below $1.90 per day. This segment of the population is underserved and it has been estimated that insurance coverage could extend to ...
Global Warming Could Turn Southern Spain Into Desert: Study
Southern Spain will become desert and deciduous forests will vanish from much of the Mediterranean basin unless global warming is reined in sharply, according to a study released Thursday. ...