Global Economy
Earthquakes, Storms Make H1 Insured Losses Soar: Munich Re
Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes in the first half of 2016 totaled US$70 billion, a significant increase from the $59 billion reported for the first half of last year, according to a ...
Insurers, Banks, Pension Funds Must Address Climate Change Risks: Report
The world's insurers, banks and pension funds are "inherently susceptible" to threats from climate change and must make adjustments, from shifting investment toward environmentally friendly ...
Insurers, Banks See Red Flag in British Property Panic
The run on British property funds has drawn attention to the vulnerability of the commercial real estate sector, largely funded by domestic banks and building societies but increasingly by foreign ...
Bank Cyber Attacks Reportedly Prompting New Fed Safeguards
U.S. regulators plan to require banks to adopt baseline safeguards to shield themselves from cyber threats after a series of assaults cost the industry billions of dollars and shook consumer ...
Executives On The Move at QBE and Swiss Re
Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions arm named a new CEO for its China division. QBE North America hired a new executive who will help shape operations in the western United States. *** Swiss Re Corporate ...
Insurers Seek Influence on Next Round of Transatlantic Trade Negotiations
Insurers are doing what they can to shape the next negotiating round for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which is set to begin the week of July 11. The TTIP is designed to boost ...
A.M. Best, SNL Financial Settle Copyright Infringement Suit
A.M. Best Company has resolved a copyright infringement lawsuit against SNL Financial dating back to 2011. Neither side is disclosing detailed terms of the confidential settlement, which addresses ...
Brexit Fallout: Allianz Economist Urges U.K. to Develop Credible ‘Plan B’
Britain's politicians must urgently get their act together after the Brexit vote and, if they fail to come up with a credible "Plan B" with a free trade agreement, sterling could fall towards parity ...