Munich Re News
Unappreciated Gen AI Risks: Carbon Emissions and D&O Litigation
Hallucinations, bias, privacy infringements and intellectual property violations are some of the risks of generative AI that technology and insurance professionals have surfaced over the last year. ...
Insured Price Tag for Natural Disasters Was $95B in 2023 With Economic Cost of $250B
Natural catastrophes in 2023 caused global economic losses of $250 billion, with insurers and reinsurers paying $95 billion of that amount, according to Munich Re.
Bottom-line impact from technology investments starts at the top for property insurers. At HSB and the IoT Observatory, we believe that ... Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated $43 billion with an overall economic price tag of $110 billion, according to Munich Re. Cyber insurance has been a success story since the late 1990s, offering companies protection for one of their leading emerging risks. In my opinion, the most important ...
The Bottom Line: Why Property Insurers Need to Move Past IoT Exploration to Strategy Integration
S&P Sees Improved Outlooks for Munich Re and Swiss Re
S&P Global Ratings affirmed the ratings of the two biggest global reinsurers this week, Munich Re and Swiss Re, also revising the outlooks for both of them. For Munich Re, S&P affirmed its ...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re
Munich Re: Turkey Quake Contributed to $43B in H1 2023 Insurance Losses
A deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria as well as tornadoes and hailstorms in the United States contributed to losses covered by insurance of $43 billion in the first half of 2023, Munich Re said in ...
Munich Re Hurricane Predictions in Line with Others; Signals Conflicting
The North Atlantic could see 12 named storms this hurricane season, according to a newly released outlook by Munich Re. Six of the 12 named storms could develop into hurricanes, with two having the ...
Munich Re: Supply Chain, Ransomware Threats Top 2023 Cyber Risks
Global costs of cyber crime are expected to surge within the next five years, rising from an estimated $11 trillion in 2023 to nearly $24 trillion by 2027, according to the latest cyber insurance ...
Executive Viewpoint: Taking the Next Step on Cyber War Exclusions