International
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 2: Emerging Markets and Risks; the Road Ahead
As detailed in Part 1, "The Market in the Developed Economies" the reinsurance industry faces the task of partially reinventing itself to expand in those sectors where it can achieve growth. Property ...
Lifting of Sanctions Brings Uncertainty Over Iranian Oil Tanker Insurance
Insurance for tankers to export Iranian crude may be unusable even after the U.S. and the European Union eased sanctions against the Persian Gulf state, a group covering vessel owners said. Ship ...
German Companies Told No Exceptions to Board Gender Quotas
German listed companies will be granted no exceptions to a 30 percent women's quota for supervisory boards by 2016, said Manuela Schwesig, the minister responsible for drafting the legislation. ...
Emerging Markets Remain Vulnerable to Contagion
Emerging markets may be unrecognizable from the small and fragile economies that fell like dominoes 15 years ago, but they are just as vulnerable today to the same sort of indiscriminate selling when ...
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 1: The Market in the Developed Economies
A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily concentrated in property catastrophe coverage. It's become apparent, however, that this market, for a number of reasons, ...
How Past Experience Heightens Perceptions of Disaster Risks
People who have experienced a disaster such as an earthquake, flood, or terrorist attack have a heightened perception of the risks posed by these and, in some cases, unrelated risks, according to a ...
Oil Train Catastrophe Risk Weighs on Insurers: Kemp
In the event of a mass-casualty accident involving the derailment of a crude-carrying train in a densely populated urban area, who would be responsible for the compensation for deaths, injuries, ...
Berkshire Gains Concierge Service with MyAssist
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is betting on a service that helps companies including Ford Motor Co. and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz provide live, in-car support to drivers. Berkshire agreed ...