The world’s biggest trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes, has suspended cover for exporters shipping to Greece because of the mounting...
Articles by Jonathan Gould and Myles Neligan

Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, will proceed with caution as it searches for takeover gems among the jetsam washed up...
German insurer Allianz is ready to adjust its €750 million [$952 million] non-voting capital stake in Commerzbank to help the...
Allianz and Generali followed rivals in aggressively writing down holdings of Greek government bonds on Friday, fuelling investor concerns about...
Banks and policymakers moved closer to a deal on Friday to help Athens secure funds ahead of a parliamentary vote...
Insurer shares largely shrugged off the industry’s first round of damage estimates from this month’s earthquake in Japan, which may...
A bumper equity issue from Aegon and a disappointing dividend from Allianz stirred fresh fears about European insurers’ capital strength...
The insurance industry faces damage claims of between $3.5 billion and $8 billion from Tuesday’s devastating earthquake around Christchurch, New...
Installing sharpshooters on oil tankers to fight off pirates as some shippers have suggested risks provoking more aggressive attacks, a...
The world’s top three insurance brokers have joined reinsurer Munich Re to promote a major expansion in risk coverage for...