Reinsurance
Insurers Generally Happy About Their Asset Managers During COVID-19 Crisis: Survey
Most insurers feel good about how their asset managers are navigating the ongoing financial crisis created by COVID-19, State Street Corp. has determined in a new survey. Approximately 78 percent of ...
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 ...
FCCI Names Welch as CEO, Replacing Johnson, Who Was Fired in May
FCCI Insurance Group's board of directors has named Christina "Cina" Welch as president and CEO, replacing Craig Johnson, who was terminated from his role in May 2020 after an incident with police in ...
Environmental Groups Want Miners to Buy Private Insurance for Tailings Dams
Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held legally responsible for any disasters, a coalition of 140 environmental ...
New Flood Risk Maps Designed to Address Major Government Deficiencies
First Street Foundation, a nonprofit agency, is making accurate climate change-adjusted flood scores available for every property in the U.S. today. There are government-produced maps showing 8.7 ...
Overly Broad Exclusions and Double-Digit Rate Hikes Seen in 6/1 Re Renewals
Providing a preliminary analysis of June 1, 2020 reinsurance renewals in Florida, Guy Carpenter reported that COVID-19 accelerated the firming of the reinsurance market, with carriers facing a ...
After 60 Years Going Solo, Triple-I Will Affiliate With The Institutes
The Insurance Information Institute plans to affiliate with The Institutes after 60 years as an independent organization. I.I.I.'s board of directors approved the plan earlier in June and The ...
COVID-19 Could Be Most Expensive Event Ever for Insurers, Reinsurers: Guy Carpenter
Although considerable uncertainty remains over its ultimate cost, the COVID-19 pandemic looks set to rank among the re/insurance sector's most expensive events, according to a report published by ...