Global Economy
UK Officials Reportedly Will Pull Brexit Start Trigger by April 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May's team is still leaning toward the first part of 2017 as the best moment to trigger the start of formal talks over the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union, according ...
Allianz, AXA Reportedly Bidding for StanChart Asia Insurance Rights
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, and France's Axa SA were among first-round bidders for the rights to distribute general insurance products through Standard Chartered Plc outlets in Asia, ...
Natural Catastrophes Created $31B in Global Insured Losses Through H1: Swiss Re’s Sigma
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first half of 2016 reached US$31 billion, or 44 percent of total economic losses of US$71 billion, according to a ...
Beazley Launches Revenue Protection Cover for UK Events Hit by Wet Weather
London-based insurer Beazley has launched "Cancellation Plus" for the event industry in the United Kingdom, offering event organizers revenue protection for reduced ticket sales and concessions when ...
Carl Icahn is Pleased. Can AIG CEO Peter Hancock Exhale Now?
Carl Icahn, who won representation to the board of American International Group Inc. after threatening a proxy battle, said he's warming to the approach of the insurer's chief executive officer. " ...
Reinsurers Risk Profits if Normal Catastrophe Levels Return: S&P
Most global reinsurers have been able to maintain underwriting discipline despite the ongoing soft market, but there is a danger that their profits could be hit if the current benign period of ...
Global P/C Insurance Rate Declines Slowed Again in Q2: Marsh
The state of global insurance rates in the 2016 second quarter is very much a mixed bag. On the one hand, global insurance rates declined for the 13th consecutive quarter. However, this is the second ...
GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Tossed by Texas Judge
A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. The ...