International & Reinsurance News

Fosun’s Fidelidade Says It Plans to Carry Out an IPO in 2025

Fidelidade-Companhia de Seguros SA, a Portuguese insurer controlled by China’s Fosun International Ltd., said it’s planning to carry out an initial public offering in 2025. That share sale would take place after Fidelidade completes a planned IPO of hospital operator …

South Africa Advised by World Bank on Climate Insurance, Contingency Fund Options

The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage. The country may take out climate insurance or establish a contingency fund to deal with …

Viewpoint: Insurance Sector Adopts Easy-to-Use Technology for Digital Transformations

Upgrading or changing legacy platforms and enterprise software can be a nightmare to disentangle, particularly when dealing with existing operating systems, data storage, and payment processing software. When planning an upgrade, there have historically only been two options: Buy pre-made …

Global Insurance Prices Continue Moderating as Rates Decline in Most Regions: Marsh

Global commercial insurance rates increased by 1% on average in the first quarter of 2024, compared with a 2% increase in Q4 2023, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published by Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan. …

UK Firms Told to ‘Urgently Review’ Green Claims Amid Crackdown

Firms operating in the UK are being advised to go through any products and services around which some sort of sustainability claim has been made, to ensure they’re not in the crosshairs of a regulatory crackdown that’s due to take …

Catastrophe Monitoring Firm ICEYE Completes $93 Million Funding Round

ICEYE, the microsatellite manufacturer and catastrophe monitoring company, announced definitive agreement signed for an oversubscribed $93 million growth funding round. The financing will further accelerate investment in the world’s largest constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and expand the …

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 4.3% Drop in Q1 Net Profit

Ping An Insurance’s first-quarter net profit fell 4.3%, hit by shrinking returns from property and casualty insurance as well as its asset management operations, the Chinese insurance giant reported on Tuesday. Turbulence in China’s stock market, declining interest rates and …

UK’s Jensten Acquires Lift and Escalator Specialist Broker Robert Gerrard & Co.

Jensten is set to further scale its scheme and affinities business with the acquisition of UK broker Robert Gerrard & Co. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will introduce a dedicated team of 19 professionals and an office …

Standard Chartered Faces £1.5 Billion UK Claim in Iran Sanction Case

Standard Chartered Plc is facing about £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) worth of investor claims at a London trial over allegations it systematically breached Iranian sanctions to win new business. A London judge ruled on Friday [April 19] that the trial, …

CEO Viewpoint: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI in Insurance

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a lot of interest from insurers and reinsurers because of its potential to revolutionize innovation, cut costs and improve the customer experience. Generative AI (or “Gen AI”) is the term used for technology that …

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