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Heaviest Rains in 1,000 Years Strike Chinese Province, Killing at Least 25
At least 25 people have died in China's flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains ...
U.S. Mandates ‘Urgently Needed’ Cybersecurity Protections for Critical Pipeline Owners
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday required owners and operators of critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement "urgently needed protections against ...
Executives On The Move at Pie Insurance and Arch Reinsurance
Pie Insurance appointed a number of new executives and a new board member. Arch Reinsurance Ltd. named a new Chief Financial Officer. *** Pie Insurance, an InsurTech focused on workers comp insurance ...
Germany’s Severe Floods Will Hurt, but Insurer Earnings Should Not See Major Impact: Fitch Ratings
The severe floods in Germany could add up to 5 percentage points to German non-life insurers' net combined ratios (net claims and expenses to net premiums), according to Fitch Ratings. The insured ...
InsurTech NY Will Study Sector’s Corporate Venture Capital Evolution
InsurTech NY, which bills itself as the largest InsurTech community in North America, said it will launch a study focused on corporate venture capital in the sector. Such a project will produce ...
Executives On The Move at Aspen, Hippo and Corvus
Aspen Insurance Holdings appointed a new Group Chief Investment Officer. Hippo brought on a new board member. Corvus Insurance named a new Head of Property and Cargo. *** Aspen Insurance Holdings ...
Global P/C Industry Produces Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years, as Inflationary Risks Surface
Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the strongest rate hardening for 20 years in non-life insurance commercial lines will combine to push premiums 10% above pre-COVID-19-crisis ...
Flood Onslaught In Germany Could Break Records; Insurers Expect Costly Hit
Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged swift help backed by "all the power of the state" for people affected by devastating flooding in western Germany, where at least 42 people have died and dozens are ...