Reinsurance
Climate Change Impact: 40% Chance of ‘100-Year Storms’ Over 20-Year Span
While events like Hurricane Ida and a Texas winter freeze demonstrate wide-reaching impacts of climate change to all but ardent deniers, even insurers and reinsurers may not fully appreciate all the ...
Aon Vet Ronda to Join TigerRisk in Executive Role
Veteran Aon executive Tim Ronda is joining insurance/reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners in a leadership role. Ronda, mostly recently Aon's Global Geographic Leader of Reinsurance Solutions, will ...
Undaunted by Delta, Carriers and InsurTechs Proceed Cautiously With Hybrid Home/Office Work Plans
Delta may have damaged post-pandemic return-to-office plans for many industries. For insurers, it appears to be a different story. Large numbers of companies in many industries plotted a return to ...
Two Activist Investors Reportedly Take Stakes in Willis Towers Watson: WSJ
Activist investors Starboard Value LP and Elliott Management Corp have taken stakes in insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar ...
Allianz Transfers Legacy Life Portfolio to Resolution Re
Allianz Suisse Life has agreed to transfer to Resolution Re a legacy portfolio of individual life products, which have a reserve volume of around 4 billion Swiss francs ($4.3 billion). Using quota ...
Cyber Rates Could Double Within Two Years as Attacks Soar: S&P
The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which has heightened awareness of the risk and increased demand for cyber re/insurance, according to a report ...
Britain’s Financial Sector Wants Relaxed Visa Requirements for Overseas Staff
Britain's financial sector has called on the government to ease visa requirements on overseas staff who want to work up to six months in the country to maintain global competitiveness. A Global ...
Climate Change Returns as a Top Insurance Industry Concern
Climate change has returned to the top of the list of insurers' biggest concerns as the vaccine roll-out and gradual lifting of health restrictions see pandemic fears ease in many countries. Global ...