International
September’s Tropical Storms Cost More Than $4B in Economic Losses: Aon Benfield
Tropical storms cost the global economy $4.2 billion in September, according to the latest Global Catastrophe Recap report from Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Hurricane Hermine became the first ...
Markel, EMC Join Global Insurance Accelerator Program
Markel and EMC Insurance Companies have invested in the Global Insurance Accelerator, a business focused on developing innovative insurance-centric startups. Eight insurers are already participating ...
The Latest Launches from Slice Labs and Zurich Insurance
Slice Labs is now offering on-demand for insurance to folks who rent their homes through various online platforms. Zurich Insurance launched multiline coverage for mid-sized energy companies. *** ...
Cat Bond Issuance Through Q3 2016 Down 15 Percent
Cat bond issuance is down by double digits through the first 9 months of 2016 compared to the previous year, thanks to a slower-than-expected second quarter and a Q3 that was predictably light, the ...
Allianz Joins IFC Global Infrastructure Program With $500M Investment
World Bank Group member IFC is launching a program designed to raise $5 billion for infrastructure development in emerging markets. Allianz is among the global investors. IFC, a global development ...
J&J Warns Patents Their Insulin Pumps Carry Cyber Hacking Risks
Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it ...
A ‘Hard Brexit’ Could Cost British Finance Firms $48.3B in Revenue
Britain's financial industry could lose up to 38 billion pounds ($48.34 billion) in revenue in a so-called 'hard Brexit' that would leave it with restricted access to the European Union's single ...
SOMPO to Grab Endurance for $6.3 Billion in International Expansion Move
SOMPO Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Bermuda-based insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. for about $6.3 billion, the company's biggest acquisition as it expands further outside of Japan. The ...