Emerging Markets
Zurich to Acquire Australian Travel Insurer Cover for $551M
Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to buy Australia's biggest travel insurance provider, Cover-More Group, for A$741 million ($551 million), stepping up its investment in the Australian ...
China Broker CNinsure Changing Name to ‘Fanhua Inc.’
CNinsure Inc., a China-based insurance broker, will now be known as "Fanhua Inc." Shareholders voted to change the name during a Dec. 6 meeting. Alongside the name change, the Nasdaq ticker symbol ...
Sharing Economy, New Technology Pose Challenges for Insurers
Emerging risks associated with the sharing economy and new technology pose new challenges for insurers, according to members of the International Association of Claim Professionals (IACP) who sat ...
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 ...