International
Japan Pushes to Restore Power After Quake Causes Record Blackout, Injuries, Business Interruption
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido began to restore power after a strong earthquake overnight knocked out electricity throughout the entire prefecture of more than 5 million people. The magnitude ...
Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Increasingly Doing Business in the European Union
For Bermuda's global insurance and reinsurance market, European policyholders and businesses are becoming increasingly beneficial partners, according to a new study from the Association of Bermuda ...
AIG CEO Duperreault Sees Insurance Risk Benefits in Relying on ILS Market
American International Group Inc Chief Executive Brian Duperreault said on Wednesday he sees "huge potential" within the insurer's portfolio for use of a market in which investors trade assets tied ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Arch Insurance and Guy Carpenter
CNA chose a former Accenture executive as its latest chief operations officer. Arch Insurance is bringing an ex-AIG executive to run its U.S. property arm. An executive at Willis Re is switching to ...
In a Soft Market, Munich Re Regains Top Reinsurer Spot: A.M. Best 2017 Ranking
Munich Re is once again the world's largest reinsurer after losing the top spot in 2017 to rival Swiss Re, according to A.M. Best's new market segment report. A.M. Best made its assessment based on ...
Germany Pushes Back Against UK Govt. Demands for Financial Firms’ Post-Brexit Access
The European Union won't rush to enhance market access for financial firms outside the bloc, a senior German official said, pushing back against key U.K. government demands in the Brexit ...
Tropical Storm Gordon Weakens to Tropical Depression, Missing Hurricane Predictions
Gordon was rapidly weakening to a tropical depression after coming ashore near the Alabama-Mississippi border late Tuesday and killing at least one person while knocking out power to thousands. The ...
French Reinsurer SCOR Turns Back Investor’s $9.6B Takeover Bid, Tickling Shareholders
French reinsurer Scor SE spurned an 8.3-billion-euro ($9.6 billion) unsolicited takeover offer from its biggest shareholder, Covea, which said it's still interested in pursuing a deal. Scor shares ...