Emerging Markets
China Now Lets Insurers Invest in Hong Kong Stocks Via Link
China has opened up a new channel for insurers to invest in Hong Kong equities. Insurance funds are now allowed to buy the city's shares through an exchange trading link with Shanghai, the China ...
New Report Offers ‘Wake-Up Call’ About Ocean Warming
Ocean warming is "one of the greatest hidden challenges of our generation," says a new report issued this week at the World Conservation Congress. The report from the International Union for ...
Qatar Re Surges Along With Soaring Middle East/North Africa Reinsurance Market: A.M. Best
Qatar Re tops A.M. Best's tally of the biggest Middle East and North Africa reinsurers in 2015, capping major growth for the carrier that has run in tandem with a significant expansion of the larger ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin and Starr Companies
XL Catlin turns to emerging markets with the appointment of a new vice president focused on the growing sector. Starr Companies, meanwhile, named a new chief underwriting officer for financial lines. ...
New Technologies: A Double-Edged Sword for Insurance Companies
The insurance industry is on the horns of a dilemma: how to use new technologies to improve their operations and how to insure the risks these new technologies present to their customers. Situation ...
China Online P/C Insurer Mulls U.S., Hong Kong IPO
Zhongan Online P&C Insurance Co., with more than 400 million customers, is targeting an initial public offering in the next 12 to 18 months as it targets winning over more younger consumers. ...
AAIS Creates New Forms and Rules Filings for Drone Coverage
The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has announced the creation of new forms and rules for unmanned aircraft liability coverage in its agricultural general liability (AgGL) program. ...
PCS Unveils Historical Catastrophe Database for Turkey
Property Claim Services has gone live with a new historical catastrophe database for Turkey, an advance that the data analytics provider said will be helpful for both insurers and reinsurers. "The ...