International
Allianz Wins China Approval to Launch Insurance Asset Management Firm
Allianz said on Thursday it had obtained regulatory approval to set up China's first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company, as the German insurer steps up expansion in the world's ...
A Canceled Olympics Would Slap Insurers With Historic Loss
Insurers are facing a $2-3 billion loss if the Tokyo Olympics are canceled this year, amounting to the largest ever claim in the global event cancellation market, brokers say. With less than six ...
South African Insurer Santam to Begin Processing 4,000 COVID Business Interruption Claims
South African insurer Santam Ltd said on Monday it will start processing business interruption claims for all commercial policies that were affected by a coronavirus-led lockdown in April beyond ...
Most Global Catastrophe Economic Losses Unaddressed by Insurance
There were 416 natural catastrophe events globally in 2020 that resulted in economic losses of $268 billion – 8% above the average annual losses for this century, according to insurance broker ...
Executives On The Move at Lloyd’s, AIG and AGCS
Lloyd's of London hired an executive to fill its first-ever Chief of Markets position. AIG has a new head of Media & External Communications. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE named a ...
Data Provider CoreLogic Reportedly Attracts Two Possible Suitors
CoStar Group Inc. and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are the final bidders competing for data provider CoreLogic Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. CoreLogic, which is ...
2021 InsurTech NY Early-Stage Competition Looks to Bermuda
InsurTech NY and the Bermuda Business Development Agency are teaming up for the 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition. Bermuda's lucrative reinsurance market could benefit from the arrangement, ...
The Latest Launches From Liberty Mutual and W.R. Berkley
A Liberty Mutual division launched new terrorism insurance coverage in Germany. W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley One unit added or introduced new coverage to a number of states. *** Liberty Mutual's ...