International
Presenting: The World’s First CAT Bond for Volcanic Eruptions
The Danish Red Cross is offering the world's first catastrophe bond for volcanic eruptions, which is designed to improve the provision and efficiency of humanitarian relief after eruptions of 10 ...
AIG Debuts Lodging Cover for International Travelers Stuck With Positive COVID Tests
American International Group's travel insurance unit has started marking lodging coverage for travelers prevented from boarding a commercial flight to the U.S. after receiving a positive COVID-19 ...
UFG Insurance Will Diversify Risk Profile Through U.S. Reinsurance Expansion
UFG Insurance is looking to diversify across the U.S. by expanding into assumed reinsurance business – partly via quota share arrangements, such as the recently announced deal with Topsail Re, a ...
Tokio Marine: 2021 Material Impact Unlikely From Greensill Capital Collapse
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it currently expects no material impact on its results for the fiscal year starting next month as a result of its exposure to the fallout of ...
India Further Opens Its Insurance Sector to Foreigners
India on Monday further opened up its insurance sector to foreigners, as the nation seeks to spur investments to give a fillip to an economy battered by the pandemic. Lawmakers approved a legislation ...
Australia Set to Rescue Thousands From Sydney’s Worst Floods in 60 Years
Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney's west, battered by the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains expected to continue for another day or ...
Global Warming Could Slash the Credit Ratings of 63 Countries: Study
A new algorithm-based study by a group of UK universities has predicted that 63 countries – roughly half the number rated by the likes of S&P Global, Moody's and Fitch - could see their credit ...
Why Chubb’s Bid for The Hartford Is a Personal Lines ‘Chess’ Move
While Chubb's $23.2 billion opening bid for The Hartford appears to be mostly a commercial lines play to many, one experienced industry observer has a different take on it. Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg ...