International
UK Government Forms $12.5 Billion Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurers
The UK government has created a £10 billion (US$12.5 billion) reinsurance scheme designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic by guaranteeing transactions insured by trade credit ...
Pandemic Losses Will Exceed S&P Estimates: Chief Risk Officers Say
Analysts for Standard & Poor's Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the $15-$30 billion range. Risk officers speaking at a rating agency ...
Allianz Negotiating for China Insurance Asset Management License
Allianz is in talks with Chinese regulators for a license as the German insurer looks to eventually offer broad asset management services in the world's second-largest economy. Discussions for a ...
Argo Settles SEC Investigation Into Executive Pay Practices
Argo Group will pay $900,000 to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into executive perks paid to former CEO Mark Watson III that raised the ire of an activist shareholder. ...
A Possible No-Deal Brexit Places the UK’s Fragile Coronavirus Recovery at Risk
The threat of a no-deal Brexit is back — and with it the risk that the UK economy's shaky recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be hobbled. As British and European Union negotiators head into ...
AXA Slashes Dividend to Preserve Cash During COVID-19 Pandemic
French insurer AXA plans to cut its dividend to 0.73 euros per share from a planned payout of 1.43 euros, the firm said on Wednesday, in order to preserve cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. AXA ...
Executives On The Move at AGCS, AXIS Re and QBE North America
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty hired a new Head of Cyber in North America. AXIS Re made a promotion. QBE North America promoted an executive to be Senior Vice President, Broker Management ...
Court Leaves VW to Confront More Diesel Scandal Lawsuits
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen AG cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida and Utah that may amount to a "staggering" additional liability ...