Swiss Re No Longer Offers Re/Insurance to Firms with More Than 30% Coal Exposure July 3, 2018 Swiss Re announced it no longer is providing re/insurance to businesses with more than 30 percent exposure to thermal coal...
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, B3i, Forms Company Called ‘B3i Services’ March 26, 2018 The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) announced the incorporation of B3i Services AG in Zurich, Switzerland. The company was formed...
Europe’s Re/Insurers Cut Coal Investments by $20B; U.S. Firms Fail to Act: Report November 16, 2017 Insurers have pulled $20 billion out of coal investments, but most are European and none of the top nine U.S....
UPDATE 2: Global Re/Insurers Estimate Price Tag of Q3 Hurricanes & Quakes October 3, 2017 Losses from Hurricane Maria and other recent 2017 natural catastrophes, including Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the Mexico City earthquakes and...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re Plans to Expand in Indian Market September 28, 2017 By Bhuma Shrivastava General Re, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. which won a license to open an Indian office in...
Natural Disasters Begin to Hit Profits of Global Reinsurers September 22, 2017 By Tom Sims and Maria Sheahan A profit warning from one of the world’s largest reinsurers is the latest sign that the death and destruction from...
4 European Reinsurers Maintain Pricing Discipline in Tough Market: Fitch August 17, 2017 By L.S. Howard The four largest European reinsurers – Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – have largely maintained pricing and...
UK’s Aviva Selling $1.3B in Tobacco Company Holdings June 21, 2017 By Simon Jessop Aviva, Britain’s biggest life insurer, is selling about 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) worth of bonds and shares it holds...
Brave New World: 1st Reinsurance Product Heads to the Blockchain June 9, 2017 By L.S. Howard Second of Two Articles There has been a lot of press – and perhaps hype – about blockchain and its...
Solvency II Drives Demand for Reinsurance During 1/1 Renewals: Fitch February 16, 2017 The January renewals period show that Solvency II will increase demand for reinsurance products as European insurers attempt to strengthen...