Markets
Warm Arctic Temperatures Will Lead to More Extreme Weather
Unusually warm weather in the Arctic is helping shift weather patterns this year from North America to the Middle East, after global warming shattered records in 2016, according to the World ...
Hannover Re Boosts Access to London Market With Argenta Holdings Acquisition
Hannover Re has agreed to acquire the UK holding company Argenta Holdings plc, a purchase that gives it a Lloyd's syndicate plus additional access to international and London Market business. Neither ...
European Reinsurance Buying Continues to Increase, But at a Slower Pace: A.M. Best
The 20 largest European cedants have continued to buy more reinsurance as soft market conditions prevail, although the pace at which retention ratios are falling has been more subdued, according to a ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Eyes ‘Cheap’ Investment Assets in Europe
The chairman of China's privately-held Anbang Insurance Group said at the China Development Forum on Saturday he is bullish on investing in Europe despite great uncertainty over issues including ...
Trump’s Proposed Flood Map Program Cuts Could Trigger Higher Insurance Rates
A proposal by the Trump administration to cut $190 million in funding for updating U.S. maps of flood-prone areas would trigger higher insurance rates or more homebuilding in risky locations, a ...
The Latest Launches From BHSI, Ironshore Specialty and XL Catlin
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expanded its professional lines coverage in Canada. Ironshore Specialty added M&A transition coverage for construction risks. XL Catlin extended its ...
Preoperative Opioid Use Contributes to Higher Costs, Complications
Surgery patients often go home from the hospital with a prescription for painkillers to take as they recover. But a new study suggests that doctors should also focus on patients who were taking such ...
Large, Tech-Savvy Insurers Will Excel With Big Data; Smaller Carriers Face Struggles
The insurers that will best incorporate data analytics into their daily operations have multinational scale and are already technology savvy in their underwriting practices, Fitch ratings concluded ...