Global Economy
Climate Battles Are Moving to the Courtroom, Fueled by Creative Arguments
Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers from Switzerland to San Francisco are increasingly filing lawsuits demanding action. ...
Lemonade’s Debut Day of Trading Sees 140 Percent Jump in Stock Price
Lemonade soared on July 2 as its stock price climbing nearly 140 percent in the InsurTech's debut day as a public company. It's a significant achievement for the New York-based startup, which only ...
Allianz CEO Baete Predicts 2021 Recovery Barring Another Major Coronavirus Hit
Allianz, which is facing headwinds from the coronavirus crisis, expects to be back on track in 2021 barring a second major outbreak or financial market correction, the German insurer's chief ...
A Struggling AGCS Rolls Out Its Restructuring Plan
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the industrial insurer of Allianz Group, is embarking on a restructuring program it says is designed "to regain profitability and market leadership in ...
Lemonade Raises IPO Price Range
SoftBank Group Corp-backed insurance startup Lemonade Inc on Wednesday increased the target range for its U.S. initial public offering, looking to raise up to $308 million at a market capitalization ...
Lloyd’s Advocates State-Backed ‘Black Swan’ Reinsurance
"Black Swan" reinsurance schemes backed by governments could help businesses get insurance pay-outs after huge shocks such as the coronavirus pandemic, Lloyd's of London said. Commercial insurance ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Losses Reach Worst Point in a Decade
The U.S. commercial automobile insurance segment's underwriting losses deepened to $4 billion in 2019, the segment's worst loss in 10 years and a continuation of a decade-long trend of worsening ...
Bank of England Tells Banks, Insurers to Press Ahead With Analyses of Climate Change Risks
The Bank of England (BoE) has told banks and insurers to press ahead with analyzing the impact of climate change on their operations, saying that guidance published on Monday would be followed by ...