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Record Rainfall, Floods Across Globe Generated Billions in Economic Damages in November: Aon
November was a wet month in many countries across the globe, with heavy rains and flooding causing billions of dollars of economic losses, according to Aon's monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, ...
Former Lloyd’s CEO Beale Joins Willis Towers Watson Board as Part of Activist-Spurred Revamp
Willis Towers Watson PLC , which has been under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management, appointed four new directors on Thursday as it looks to turn around its business following a ...
U.S. Severe Weather Insured Losses Surpassed $20B After Rough October: Aon
Annual U.S. severe weather insured losses for 2021 are jumping above $20 billion after a rough October, even before the year is complete, according to a new Aon report. "October is typically ...
Hidden Cyber Risk for U.S. Property Insurance Could Trigger $12.5B in Losses
Hidden cyber risk in the U.S. property insurance market could trigger $12.5 billion in losses, according to a new industry report. What's more, this 1-in-100-year loss could harm AM Best's Capital ...
Aon Vet Ronda to Join TigerRisk in Executive Role
Veteran Aon executive Tim Ronda is joining insurance/reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners in a leadership role. Ronda, mostly recently Aon's Global Geographic Leader of Reinsurance Solutions, will ...
Buckle Up for Interesting Times: Not a ‘Standard’ Hard Market
Interesting. Fluctuating. Moderating. Fun. Those are the words that Patrick M. Gallagher, the chief executive officer of Gallagher Global Brokerage for the Americas, used to respond to a question ...
Mutual Insurers Returned Nearly $13B in Premiums Through 2020
Mutual insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums through 2020 in response to policyholders' COVID-19-related challenges, and the sector ran at an underwriting loss as a result. Still, the ...
COVID-19 Claims Are Placing ‘Considerable Burden’ on Global Reinsurers
Global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance COVID-19 claims are approaching $50 billion, which has had a significant burden on reinsurers, according to Mike Van Slooten, head of Business ...