Personal Lines
Second Hurricane in a Month Heads Toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the U.S. ...
Global Reinsurers Face Major Hardening Market Over Next Two Years: Munich Re
Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, the re/insurance industry was in a period of significant rate hardening, which will likely continue over the next two years, or even longer, according to ...
Executives On The Move at CNA and CoreLogic
CNA appointed a new Chief Data & Analytics Officer. CoreLogic hired someone to run its Insurance Solutions business for the global property insurance industry.
Consortium to Buy Aviva’s Singapore Business for $1.98B
British life, motor and home insurer Aviva said on Friday it will sell its majority shareholding in its Singapore business to a consortium led by Singapore Life for S$2.7 billion ($1.98 billion), as ...
Swiss Re’s Risk Radar
Swiss Re's annual SONAR report, published in early June, highlights 14 emerging risks that will impact different sectors of the insurance industry in different time frames. The accompanying chart ...
Some Fear California’s Latest Wildfires Could Spark a Financial Crisis
Wildfires across the U.S. West are among the sparks from climate change that could ignite a U.S. financial crisis by damaging home values, state tourism and local government budgets, an advisory ...
European Insurers Urge Regulators to Avoid Banning Dividends Due to COVID-19
Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time to report their capital positions, European insurers said on Monday. The ...
The Latest Launches From Metromile and Dovetail
Metromile, a pay-per-mile auto insurer, is teaming with a major auto company to provide car insurance to owners of some of its vehicles. Dovetail, a digital MGA in the small commercial insurance ...