Emerging Markets
Global Capital Standards Finalized For AIG and 8 Other Insurers
The world's nine biggest insurance companies will have to hold more capital under new rules just finalized by global regulators that aim to prevent taxpayer bailouts of the industry in a crisis. ...
Zurich’s Losses Lead to ‘Negative’ Ratings Outlook from A.M. Best
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.'s A.M. Best ratings outlook is revised from stable to negative, following the company's disclosure of $275 million in losses from explosions at the Port of Tianjin in ...
ACE Launches Debuts VC Liability Coverage in Hong Kong, Singapore
Ace Group unveiled "bespoke" private equity and venture capital liability insurance in Hong Kong and Singapore, reflecting a continued focus on growing its customer base in Asia. The ...
ACE/Chubb Merger Plan Clears Federal Antitrust Regulatory Hurdle
ACE's planned $28 billion acquisition of Chubb cleared a major milestone necessary to meet a hoped-for completion of the deal in the 2016 first quarter. Specifically, the U.S. Federal Trade ...
Hurricane Joaquin’s Emergence Creates Massive East Coast Risk Potential
The weather outlook for the eastern U.S. is starting to resemble the plot of a 1970s disaster movie in which everything that could go wrong did. From the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast, the coastal ...
Insurers Face Major Exposure to Climate Change Risks: Bank of England Governor
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said UK insurers face potentially "huge" exposure to shifts in climate-change policy and Group of 20 nations need to do more to combat associated financial ...
CEO of Willis Great Britain Calls for More Industry Diversity
Willis Great Britain CEO Nicolas Aubert issued a call to the insurance/reinsurance industry to embrace diversity. Challenging the status-quo, he said the industry needs to employ a truly meritocratic ...
ACE’s Andrade to Run Post-Chubb Merger International Non-Life Business
ACE Ltd., in the final months of concluding its $28.3 billion acquisition of The Chubb Corp., has appointed one of its own to lead the company's combined international non-life insurance operations. ...