International
COVID-19 Left Reinsurers With ‘Anemic Earnings’ Picture Despite Investment Return Rebound
Even though investment returns rebounded from first-quarter levels during the second quarter of 2020, claims from COVID-19 created an "anemic earnings" picture for global reinsurers, Moody's Investor ...
Post-Brexit Discussions Pulled From Agenda for EU Envoys’ Meeting
A discussion about the negotiations over Britain and the European Union's post-Brexit relationship has been dropped from the agenda of a meeting of EU envoys next week because the talks have stalled, ...
COVID-19 Moves Global Festival Promoting Insurance Diversity Online
An international festival designed to promote diversity and inclusion in insurance is going virtual for its 2020 global gathering. Dive In debuted in London in 2015 as an outgrowth of ...
Princess Cruises Cancels Early 2021 Voyages on Two Ships Over COVID-19 Restrictions
Carnival Corp's Princess Cruises said on Monday it would cancel early 2021 cruises on two ships, citing travel, border and port restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cruise lines, hammered by a ...
Aon, Willis Towers Watson Shareholders Sign Off on Planned Merger
Shareholders of insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson have approved all of the proposals necessary to complete their previously announced combination, the firms announced. Aon intends to ...
Hurricane Laura Upgraded to Category 4; ‘Unsurvivable Storm Surge’ Expected
Hurricane Laura was expected to cause catastrophic damage and "unsurvivable storm surge" to the Gulf Coast near the Texas and Louisiana border after strengthening on Wednesday to a Category 4 storm, ...
EU Offers Limited Legal Protection for COVID-19 Vaccine Makers, Hampering Deals
The European Union is offering only partial protection to vaccine makers against legal risks from side-effects of their potential COVID-19 shots, European officials said, in a move that is hampering ...
Pandemic Accelerating Volatile 2020 Political Risk Landscape: Marsh JLT Specialty
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an "already volatile political risk landscape," according to a midyear update to Marsh JLT Specialty's Political Risk Map 2020. In fact, all 197 countries ...