International
COVID Variant, Disasters Cripple Global Supply Chains
LONDON/BEIJING – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains ...
AXA 1st Half Net Income Up 180%; XL Unit Swings to Profit
AXA posted a 180% surge in first-half net income on Monday as the French insurer rebounded from a spike in pandemic-related claims that led to a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) charge last year. ...
Future Earnings Could Be Hurt by U.S. Probes of Investment Funds, Allianz Says
Allianz SE said earnings could be materially hurt by a U.S. Justice Department investigation into its Structured Alpha Funds, which are at the center of lawsuits after they incurred steep losses at ...
How Reinsurers’ Results Rebounded in First Half 2021 From 2020
The first half financial results reported by a group of six reinsurers over the past week generally show a strong return to profits after last year's challenging market conditions. A wrap-up of these ...
How Reinsurers’ Results Rebounded in First Half 2021 from 2020
The first half financial results reported by a group of six reinsurers over the past week generally show a strong return to profits after last year's challenging market conditions. A wrap-up of these ...
Ireland Looks to Boost Penalties for Senior Executives for Company Failings
DUBLIN – Ireland will introduce long-anticipated laws to make senior bankers and executives in other financial sectors directly accountable for failings at institutions over the next 12 to 18 ...
Insurance Withdrawal Puts Sports and Festival Events at Risk
While there was debate about the wisdom of the Tokyo Olympics proceeding as scheduled given the current health conditions, the insurance industry dodged a bullet with the go-ahead. According to ...
CFC Underwriting Picks Newman as CEO; Walsh Moves to Group CEO
CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist managing general agent, announced that Chief Innovation Office Graeme Newman has been appointed as the company's new CEO. Founder and current CEO, Dave ...