Reinsurance
Chubb Estimates $1.4B in Q2 Pretax COVID-19 Catastrophe Losses
Chubb's new, sobering disclosure of Q2 2020 global net catastrophe losses underscores the damage COVID-19 is doing to carriers' bottom lines. The global property/casualty insurer reported a whopping ...
Woolley Joins AXIS International Construction Team
A veteran of Zurich Insurance, CNA and more joined AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. in a leadership role. Anna Woolley was named senior underwriter in the AXIS International Construction team. In her new ...
California Utility Emerges From Bankruptcy After Wildfires Pushed It to the Brink
Nearly a year and a half after collapsing under $30 billion in liabilities from wildfires sparked by its equipment, PG&E Corp. has emerged from the biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history. The ...
Helping Employees Return to the Workplace: Leadership Tips
With most of the world beginning to reopen after months of pandemic lockdown, it's time for businesses to begin implementing their plans for re-entry to the workplace. Among the expert tips: ensure ...
In 2020, U.S. P/C Insurers’ Decade-Long Run of Premium Growth Will End: S&P
The U.S. P/C insurance industry will end a 10-year run of premium growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 fallout, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Factors including ...
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 ...
Exclusive: How P/C Insurance Pros Are Faring Working From Home During Pandemic
According to Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," there's no place like home. For many in the property/casualty insurance industry, home is where their job has been during the pandemic. While millions of ...
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 ...