Reinsurance
Marsh, Aon Benfield Launch Cyber Covers Aimed at Cat, Re Buyers
Some major industry players have launched new policies designed to address growing need and demand for cyber insurance. Marsh, the global brokerage unit of Marsh & McClennan Cos., recently ...
Train Delays Force Coal-Burning Power Plants to Seek New Supply Transport
U.S. coal-burning power utilities are being forced to turn to barges and more expensive trucks to move coal, desperate to shore up stockpiles left dangerously low by the widespread bottlenecks on ...
High-Risk Industries Face More Liability Issues in Wake of BP Ruling
A U.S. court ruling that dramatically ramped up BP Plc's potential penalties for the 2010 Gulf oil spill could create new liability risks not just for deep water drillers but also for other ...
From Earthquakes to Typhoons, August Was a Tough Weather Month
As far as natural perils go, it was mostly about earthquakes in August, with a few tropical storms and typhoons around the world to add to the trouble, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting ...BP Risks $18B Fine in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill After Judge Assigns Blame
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 ...
Loeb’s Third Point Re Shares Challenged While Hedge Fund Thrives
Dan Loeb's foray into the reinsurance industry is proving to be more volatile for investors than his hedge-fund returns. Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., a Bermuda-based firm that relies on the ...
Aspen Names New Reinsurance CEO
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. - fresh from successfully rebuffing an M&A bid from a Bermuda reinsurance rival - has named a new leader of its reinsurance arm. The company said that Stephen ...
S&P: Reinsurers Downplay Climate Change at Their Own Risk
Reinsurers must not take climate change for granted or underestimate its impact. If they do, they risk dealing with higher levels of catastrophic risks that fall way outside of their financial ...