Munich Re News
The Latest Launches From Munich Re America and Beazley
Munich Re America now has a personal lines homesharing insurance product designed for folks who rent their homes out for a profit in the U.S. Beazley has added two new product lines to its broker ...
Marsh, Insurers Debut Program to Help Firms Pick Best Cybersecurity Products
What the insurance industry has done for auto and building safety products, insurance broker Marsh wants to extend to cybersecurity products. That is, recommend the cybersecurity products that are ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re, AXA XL and More
Munich Re is debuting cover that insures the performance of batteries used on an industrial scale to help generate energy. AXA XL and InsurTech startup Assurely will collaborate on insurance coverage ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re and CyberScout
Munich Re will partner with CyberCube to beef up its approach to cyber risks. CyberScout, a provider of identity and data defense services, formed two new global partnerships designed to introduce ...
Natural Catastrophes Knock Down Munich Re’s Q4 Net Profit by 56 Percent
German reinsurer Munich Re on Wednesday reported a 56 percent decline in fourth quarter net profit after a spate of natural catastrophes but proposed raising its dividend for 2018. Net profit fell to ...
Insurers Spent One Dollar in Four on Forest Fires Through 2018: Munich Re
Forest fires are becoming increasingly likely because of climate change and costing insurers more than ever, with the deadly fire that ravaged northern California the single most expensive natural ...
Executives On The Move at Munich Re, Ascot and Zurich Insurance
Munich Re, U.S. hired a former Everest Re executive to lead a newly created commercial unit in North America. Ascot brought on two ex-Navigators executives to join its U.S. marine team. Zurich ...
Cloud Computing Is Becoming a Pricy Business Interruption Risk: Hartford Steam Boiler
Cloud computing is shaping up to be a pricy and challenging business interruption risk, according to a new survey from Munich Re/Hartford Steam Boiler. According to the 2018 HSB survey, 34 percent of ...