International
CEO Confidence, Now at Pre-Pandemic Levels, Focuses on M&A and More: KPMG Survey
Global CEO confidence is back at pre-pandemic levels, and optimistic executives are looking at M&A, strategic alliances and sustainability measures to help transform their business, according to ...
Munich Re Reigns Supreme as Top Global Reinsurer: AM Best
Munich Re replaced Swiss Re as the largest reinsurer in AM Best's annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance groups in 2020, marking a return to a position that it last held in 2017. Swiss Re ...
Hong Kong Digital Insurer OneDegree Raises $28M to Support Asia Expansion
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks to expand in Asia. Sun Hung Kai & Co. and AEF Greater Bay Area Fund ...
Reinsurer MS Amlin Promises New CEO Announcement Soon, Following Beazley’s Departure
Global reinsurer MS Amlin AG announced that Christopher Beazley has stepped down as chief executive officer. According to the company's announcement, Beazley will "pursue opportunities outside of MS ...
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, Marsh and Strategic Risk Solutions
The Hartford appointed a new head of the Western Division for the company's Middle and Large Commercial Insurance business. A former Willis Towers Watson executive joined Marsh's Chicago office as ...
Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers as Much as $18B: Industry Experts
Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $18 billion from Hurricane Ida in the United States and the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC) said on Wednesday. The number, ...
Zurich Insurance Appoints Mantero as New Group Chief Strategy Officer
Zurich Insurance Group named a new Group Chief Strategy Officer, promoting from within. Paolo Mantero, currently Chief Financial Officer Commercial Insurance, will take on the job effective Jan. 1, ...
Ransomware: The Cyber Insurance Game Changer
Anyone who works in cyber insurance knows that the industry is never static. It's a constantly evolving business as the risks change all the time, and this has never been more apparent than right ...