International
For now, Atlantic Hurricanes are Few and Far Between
It's almost the middle of August, and the Pacific has been cranking out hurricanes and typhoons all over the place. So, what's with the Atlantic? After just about two and half months, hurricanes ...
Has Global Warming Been Ongoing or Not?
The climate change debate continues with new research pointed to a steady global warming trend over thousands of years to the present, contrary to a major work issued in 2013 that tracked cooling ...Report: Two AIG Asia Execs Jump Ship for Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has hired two senior executives from American International Group Inc's Asia operations to boost its insurance business in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported citing ...
AIR Worldwide Views Two Recent Japan Storms as Costly
AIR Worldwide said that a recent storm that struck Japan, combined with a substantial typhoon earlier this summer, could leave behind costly damages. The catastrophe modeling firm noted that typhoon ...
Typhoon Leaves Japan on Flood and Landslide Alert
Japan maintained flood and landslide warnings covering much of the nation after Typhoon Halong moved out to the Sea of Japan this afternoon. Halong crossed Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main ...
S&P: Hedge Fund Reinsurers May Remain Niche Players
Hedge fund reinsurers may be helping to upend an industry that's already fiercely competitive between traditional players and other, alternative sources of capital. But they'll have to come closer to ...
Catlin Doubles Profit Amid Rate Deterioration, Plane Crashes
Catlin Group Ltd., the insurer paying for two Malaysian Airline disasters, rose the most in more than a year in London trading after reporting record earnings even as deteriorating rates plague the ...
EU’s Banking, Insurance Watchdogs May Get Enhanced Powers
The European Union's trio of new financial watchdogs should have more powers over banks, insurers and markets to ensure national regulators apply EU rules, the bloc's executive body said on Friday in ...