International
Lloyd’s Has Strong H1 Underwriting Profit but Reports Overall Loss on Investment Hit
While Lloyd's reported a strong underwriting profit during the first half and its best combined ratio in five years, similar to many insurers it saw an overall loss as a result of its investments. ...
Westfield Enters International Specialty Market With Purchase of Argo’s Lloyd’s Syndicate
Westfield said it has expanded into the international specialty insurance market by buying Lloyd's Syndicate 1200 from Argo Group International Holdings for about $125 million. The acquisition is ...
Cyber MGA Coalition Launches in UK Insurance Market
Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent, began trading in the UK, effective Sept. 1, and has opened a London office. Backed by a multi-year capacity agreement with Allianz ...
Howden Re and TigerRisk to Create Largest Global MGA
Howden Re and TigerRisk Partners have announced the creation of a new group, Howden Tiger SabRE, comprising the existing global MGA and Program capabilities of Howden Re and TigerRisk. The new MGA ...
Droughts, Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Economy $5.6T by 2050
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. ...
Why Are the World’s Rivers, Canals and Reservoirs Turning to Dust?
Rivers across the globe are disappearing. From the U.S. to Italy to China, waters have receded, leaving nothing but barren banks of silt and oozing, muddied sand. Canals are empty. Reservoirs have ...Europe’s Record-Breaking Summer Heat Wave Will Be the Norm by 2035: Report
Europe's record-breaking heat wave will be just an average summer in less than 15 years — even if countries meet their climate goals — with regular droughts and fires set to become the norm. By ...
‘Hating ESG’: Advocates Are Looking to Replace the Label
A number of sustainable investing champions say it's time for the "ESG" label to be shelved and replaced by something less likely to draw attacks from both the political right and left. Robert ...