International
AXA Fund Arm to Ditch Oil and Gas Companies if Emissions-Reduction Plans Fall Short
The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil and gas companies over their environmental impact, selling out of laggards after three years if their ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Division Generated a $784 Million Q3 Net Underwriting Loss
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance division booked a combined $784 million net underwriting loss during the 2020 third quarter as it faced, in part, fallout from Hurricane Ida and more vehicle crashes. ...
AXIS Enacts Policy to Ensure Diverse Supplier Networks for Its Operations
AXIS Capital Holdings is enacting a policy designed to ensure a more diverse base for its supplier networks. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer said its new Supplier Diversity Policy ...
AIG Europe Head Predicts Slower Rate Hikes in 2022
Insurance premium rates are likely to continue to climb in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2022, but probably at a slower clip, the chief executive of AIG Europe said at the Reuters Future of ...
AIG Produces Substantial Q3 Premium, Net Income Gains
American International Group's General Insurance, or property/casualty business, saw double-digit premium growth and substantially higher net income in Q3 along with lower catastrophe losses. AIG ...
Arch Rebrands New Purchase Watford Re as Somers Re, Implements New Reinsurance Strategy
Arch Capital Group Ltd., alongside private equity partners Warburg Pincus and Kelso & Co., announced that Watford Holdings Ltd. and Watford Re Ltd. have been renamed Somers Group Holdings Ltd. ...
Finnish Insurer Sampo Beat Expectations With Big Profit Jump
Finnish insurer Sampo on Wednesday beat expectations with a 30% jump in quarterly core earnings, aided by a strong performance from its main subsidiary If and gains from selling a stake in Finnish ...
Insurers May Face Climate Stress Tests by 2023: EU Regulator
Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU's insurance regulator said at the Reuters Future of Insurance Europe conference on Thursday. The insurance ...