Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday. Hurricane-force winds brought gusts of up to 180 kilometers (112 …
Starr Insurance Cos. announced the opening of a new office in Oslo, Norway, effective October 1, 2018. The Oslo office will add to Starr’s significant presence in Europe. The office will initially focus on general aviation but Starr expects to …
Cheap money could have unknown consequences for Europe, according to the chief executive officer of Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, Norway’s largest listed insurer. “It’s a sign of sickness for the economies in Europe when rates are this low,” Helge Leiro Baastad, …
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is on track to become the first insurer to issue a new type of bond that will become the industry’s riskiest debt. The Norwegian company may sell as much as 1 billion kroner ($120 million) of so-called …
Storebrand ASA, Norway’s largest listed insurance company based on assets under management, is buying mortgage bonds and real estate to escape negative rates. “Mortgage and corporate loans, where we are familiar with the credit quality, are exciting,” Chief Executive Officer …
Willis Group Holdings announced that Nils Arne Fagerli has been appointed CEO of Willis Norway AS, effective immediately. He is based in Oslo and reports to Adam Garrard, CEO of Europe (Willis International). Fagerli joins Willis from GIEK Credit Insurance …
This year’s frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come. If, as many scientists predict, currently inaccessible sea lanes across the top of the world become navigable …
PERILS, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced that it has extended its market coverage to include Norway and Sweden. The two Nordic markets are in addition to the nine territories already covered by PERILS: Belgium, …
In its latest monthly assessment of the world’s catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the season across Europe with “notable affects.” the report, published by the company’s Impact Forecasting team, who evaluate global natural …
An Indian proposal could break a deadlock between rich and poor countries over how to share the burdens of tackling global warming, India’s environment minister said Thursday before heading to U.N. climate talks in Mexico. India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh …
