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Trade Center Attack, Acquisitions, Economy to Test AIG
Sep 24 2001 // The events of Sept. 11 shook the foundations of the entire American financial community, and American International Group was no exception. Ironically, AIG had already had a very busy month. In Korea, it looked set to...
Insurance Stocks Suffer Following Disaster
Sep 24 2001 // The disasters had an immediate and devastating effect on international trading. Reuters reported that the DJ Stoxx insurance index reportedly fell to a three-year low, following a 13 percent drop the previous day. In...
‘Money Laundering’ Through Insurers on the Increase
Sep 24 2001 // The conversion of illegal funds into legitimate accounts and investments, commonly known as “money laundering,” is a growth business. According to the International MonetaryFund, money laundering could account...
True Loss from Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks on U.S. is Immeasurable, As Estimates of Potential Insured
Sep 24 2001 // “The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man’s dedication to world peace, his belief in cooperation of men and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.” —Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1987),...
U.S.- EU To Help Airlines Cover War, Terrorist Risks
Sep 24 2001 // The governments of the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union rode to the rescue of the airline industry over the weekend when they announced separate decisions to help carriers cope with increases in premiums covering war...
AXA, Allianz Raise U.S. Attack Loss Estimates, New Disaster in France
Sep 24 2001 // Both France’s AXA Group and Germany’s Allianz AG, the world’s two largest insurance groups, raised their original estimates of potential losses from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 in the U.S. (See IJ...
More Lloyd’s Insurers Estimate U.S. Losses
Sep 21 2001 // Several more Lloyd’s insurers have recently announced the potential impact their underwriting syndiactes face following the terrorist attacks in the U.S. Chaucer Holdings, Plc announced that it expected to incur...
ING Sees $46 Million in Life Claims from U.S. Disasters
Sep 19 2001 // Holland’s ING Group confirmed its preliminary estimations, following the disasters at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, that its primary loss exposures would come from life insurance and reinsurance. CEO Ewald...
Fitch Assesses Insurer/Reinsurer Loss Exposures to U.S. Attacks
Sep 19 2001 // Fitch announced that, while it is too soon to draw solid conclusions, it believes that a vast majority of the insurers and reinsurers it rates will be able to absorb any losses without material damage to their financial...
QBE Expects Large Losses from U.S. Disaster
Sep 18 2001 // Australia’s QBE has acknowledged that it stands to be hit hard by disaster losses in the U.S. after last Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. As yet it’s released no figures, but has said that the losses would be...
Bermuda Reinsurers Preliminary Loss Estimates from Terrorist Attacks
Sep 17 2001 // A number of Bermuda-based insurers have extended their condolences to the families of victims of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Bermuda’s two largest insurers, ACE and XL, made...
China WTO Admission Approved After Diplomatic Compromise
Sep 17 2001 // Weary negotiators in Geneva finally put their signatures on a Treaty of more than 1000 pages setting forth the terms and conditions for China’s admission to the World Trade Organization after 15 years. The agreement...
AIG Issues Preliminary Estimate of Losses Resulting from Terrorist Attacks By Charles E. Boyle Sep
Sep 17 2001 // By Charles E. Boyle The events of Sept. 11 shook the foundations of the American financial community, and industry giant American International Group is one of many shaken by the tragedies. AIG has issued a preliminary...
S&P: Insurance Industry Not Crippled by WTC Attack
Sep 17 2001 // Standard & Poor’s announced that the direct financial losses relating to the disasters will in all likelihood exceed the largest insured losses ever yet seen. “Any attempt to quantify the financial impact...
Terrorist Attack Paralyzes Economy; Insurers Face Largest Catastrophe Ever
Sep 17 2001 // The coordinated terrorist attacks in New York’s lower Manhattan and Washington, D.C., last week targeted indisputable symbols of American prestige and military power: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The...
China Expected to Honor Insurance Commitments for WTO Entry
Sep 17 2001 // As far as the United States is concerned, any final agreement to admit China into the World Trade Organization depends on whether the country honors its bilateral market access commitments on insurance. According to...
Lutine Bell Rung for Victims of U.S. Terror Attacks
Sep 14 2001 // Underwriters and insurance brokers gathered in the Lloyd’s Building in London yesterday to hear the Lutine Bell rung in memory of the victims of this week’s terror attacks in the United States. The bell was...
NAII Releases Follow-Up on Insurance Ramifications of Attack
Sep 13 2001 // As rescue efforts continue in lower Manhattan, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, catastrophe teams from property/casualty insurance companies are poised to enter the damaged areas to begin assessing the damage and paying...
Lloyd’s Says Estimates of Total U.S. Damage ‘Deeply Flawed’
Sep 13 2001 // The Lloyd’s of London insurance market have cautioned that any specific estimate of the absolute cost in financial terms for the insurance industry of yesterday’s tragedy in the United States is highly...
International Insurance Stocks Plunge for
Sep 13 2001 // The day after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S, insurance stocks fell significantly in international trading. The DJ Stoxx insurance index reportedly fell to a three-year low at 8:27 a.m. EDT, following a 13...
