Emerging Markets
International Insurer Reluctance Delays Oil Tanker Entry Into Iran
Oil companies looking to steal a jump on rivals in the race to benefit from Iran's emergence from Western sanctions risk having tankers left in limbo by international insurers' continued reluctance ...
AXIS Surges in Premiums Written, but Net Income Declines
For AXIS Capital Holdings, Ltd., the 2015 fourth quarter represented a last-minute surge of sorts. After an otherwise down year in terms of gross and net written premiums, both spiked higher in Q4, ...
RMS Releases Cyber Modeling System Created With Industry Support
RMS is debuting its new cyber modeling system, entering a market that CEO Hemant Shah has said is a "pretty significant opportunity for the industry." What's more, the firm collaborated with a number ...
Arch Capital Unit Enjoys Travel Insurance Boom Over Zika Fears
Travel insurance sales for trips to Latin America have surged as vacationers consider scrapping their plans to avoid the rapidly spreading Zikavirus, one of the top U.S. providers, RoamRight, told ...
Zika Health Worries: Brazil Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Olympics
Pregnant women are advised not to travel to Brazil during the 2016 Olympic Games to avoid potential birth defects related to an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Dilma Rousseff's ...
Zika Virus Raises Numerous International Liability Concerns: Marsh
Insurers must prepare for numerous liability risks as the Zika virus continues to spread internationally, a Marsh executive cautions. "Organizations in a number of industries – including ...
YouTube Videos: the Latest P/C Insurance Millennial Recruiting Weapons
The start of February means the launch of Insurance Careers Month, a combined push by industry groups and executives to attract more millennials to the sector. Their opening salvo: YouTube videos. ...
Price Tag for Paris Climate Change Deal: $12.1 Trillion Over 25 Years
If the world is serious about halting the worst effects of global warming, the renewable energy industry will require $12.1 trillion of investment over the next quarter century, or about 75 percent ...