Zurich Insurance News

Zurich Buys Stake in UK M&A Insurer to Fuel US, Europe Expansion

Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Icen Risk, a company that specializes in insuring mergers and acquisitions. The transaction will see Zurich take a “significant minority” in London-based Icen and will help support its growth …

Zurich Insurance Expands Stake in Banco Sabadell Amid BBVA Deal Bid

Zurich Insurance Group AG has amassed a substantial stake in Banco Sabadell SA, potentially giving it more influence over an important source of sales that’s facing a hostile takeover bid. The Swiss firm has increased its holding in Sabadell to …

RiverStone International to Provide Loss Portfolio Transfer for Zurich Insurance

RiverStone International, the London-based provider of legacy solutions, announced it has signed an agreement with the French branch of Zurich Insurance Europe and Zurich Insurance Co. to provide a loss portfolio transfer reinsurance (LPT) and an insurance business transfer relating …

Economic Threats Top of Mind for US Business Leaders

Economic downturn, labor shortages and inflation top the list of concerns for business leaders globally, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Executive Opinion Survey, released by strategic partners Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group. Poverty and inequality ranked fourth …

Rising Sick Days Are Costing Europe Billions Every Year

Norway, illness is becoming an increasingly trying problem. Workers take more sick days than anywhere else in Europe and absences are at the highest level in 15 years. As companies struggle with chronic shortages, critics blame an overly generous welfare …

Zurich Insurance Group Sets New Targets After Meeting Existing Ones a Year Early

Zurich Insurance Group AG set new targets for profitability and profit growth for the next three years, after a better-than-expected market environment put it on track to exceed its existing guidance a year ahead of plan. The insurer pledged to …

Cevian’s Baloise Move Triggers European Insurers to Study Deal

Baloise Holding AG has become one of the most-discussed takeover candidates in the European financial sector, after agitation by an activist investor triggered top industry players to take fresh looks at the Swiss insurer. Zurich Insurance Group AG, AXA SA …

Renewable Energy Offers a Cost and Opportunity to Insurance Sector

Policyholders in the renewable energy insurance market are paying between 20%-40% more for cover today than a year ago as insurers seek to recover the cost of “devastating claims” in regions hit by natural catastrophes, industry sources say. Unpredictable weather …

Zurich’s Exposure to Hurricanes Helene, Milton Below $360M as Catastrophe Losses Rise

Zurich Insurance Group said on Thursday that its exposure to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which recently wreaked havoc in the United States, would be less than $360 million, as insurers face increasing losses from natural catastrophes. Analysts expect up to …

Coal Expansion Helps Lure Insurers Back to Australia Producer Whitehaven

Whitehaven Coal Ltd., one of Australia’s largest coal producers, shelved a planned special purpose vehicle originally intended to provide in-house insurance after finding external insurers willing to take on the risk. The development follows Sydney-based Whitehaven’s $3.2 billion purchase of …