Reinsurance
Beazley Warns of $150M Profit Hit From Hurricanes, Mexico Earthquakes
Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley said on Friday it reckoned that its losses from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the Caribbean and southern United States and a series of earthquakes in Mexico ...
Cyber Attacks Are Getting Ubiquitous and Expensive for U.S. Businesses: Hartford Steam Boiler
Cyber attacks have gotten so bad that just over half of U.S. businesses have reported one over the past year, and a large majority of those targeted spent substantial money to investigate and ...
Chubb Estimates Over $1B in Losses From Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Chubb Ltd. reported more than $1 billion in estimated third-quarter losses stemming from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, reflecting a substantial hit for the insurer and reinsurer. Further details will ...
Lloyd’s Likely Left With $4.5B in Harvey, Irma-Related Net Losses
Lloyd's of London expects net losses of $4.5 billion from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which analysts said would eat into the insurer's capital and hit its profitability. Although losses from natural ...
London-Based Insurers Seeking Post-Brexit EU Licenses Warned About Gaming System
London-based insurers applying for licenses to operate in the European Union after Brexit will be scrutinized for any attempts to game the system, the bloc's insurance watchdog said. Insurance ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Turns to India for Multiple Insurance Opportunities
General Re, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. which won a license to open an Indian office in May, is seeking a larger slice of the world's fastest-growing reinsurance market. The ...
Promoting the Wrong Person Can be Right for Your Company
Consider this: Sometimes it can be in a company's best interest to promote the wrong person for the job. Yes, that sounds counterintuitive, and a new blog posting based on research by Daniel Barron ...
Hurricane Maria Could Tip Scale Above $100B for Q3 Insured Losses: Morgan Stanley
Insurers and reinsurers alike will see Q3 insured losses that risk surpassing $100 billion in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria as well as two major earthquakes in Mexico, Morgan Stanley ...