“Political attacks” are interfering with insurers’ efforts to price climate risks, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero said on Friday, after a wave of insurers quit an industry climate group following pressure in the United States. “These political attacks …
The world’s biggest climate alliance for insurers has started hemorrhaging members, after Republican attorneys general accused the group of antitrust violations. On Thursday, French insurers AXA SA and SCOR SE, as well as Allianz SE of Germany, became the latest …
Insurers are being forced to rethink their approach to climate change as they assess the risk of being sued for antitrust violations. Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, recently backed out of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance citing what it …
AM Best announced Thursday that it has downgraded the financial strength rating to A (excellent) from A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings to “a+” (Excellent) from “aa-” (Superior) of SCOR SE and its main operating subsidiaries. The rating …
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) of SCOR SE and its key operating entities to A1 from Aa3 while at the same time changing the company’s outlook to stable from negative. On Oct. 13, 2022, Moody’s …
The SCOR Board of Directors has appointed Swiss Re’s Chief Underwriting Officer Thierry Léger as chief executive officer of SCOR. Léger will take up his post as CEO of SCOR with effect from May 1, 2023. Léger has 25 years …
S&P Global Ratings announced that the rating agency is lowering the “AA-” financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings for global reinsurer SCOR SE and its operating subsidiaries, highlighting persistent underperformance as the reason for the downgrades. “SCOR’s operating performance …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, SCOR, and Chubb Global Markets, A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Adamantiadis as CEO, Continental Europe Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointment …
Reinsurer SCOR reported a first half loss attributed to the war in Ukraine, natural catastrophes and the severe drought in Brazil. The H1 loss of €239 million (US$242.6 million), compares with net income of €380 million (US$385.8 million) reported during …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. McMurdo to Succeed Blanc as SCOR’s CEO of Reinsurance SCOR announced that its CEO of Reinsurance Michel Blanc will …
