UK Government Expected to Back Insurance Scheme for Live Entertainment June 30, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Barbara Lewis The British government is expected to announce an insurance scheme in the coming weeks for live events, including festivals, theater...
Bezos’ 2021 Space Odyssey Is a Risk Too Far for Insurers June 25, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are...
Extreme Weather, Repair Woes to Push Property Insurance Higher: Hippo CEO June 23, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Extreme weather events and shortage of labor and materials for repairs will push property insurance rates higher in the next...
UK Financial Services Sector Cautions About Legislating Work-from-Home Options June 21, 2021 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON – How people divide their working hours between home and office should develop naturally over time and not be...
Major Reinsurers Look to Exclude Coal from Treaty Policies, as Climate Pressure Grows June 17, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop Major reinsurers have already pulled back from providing bespoke cover for coal projects as part of efforts to meet global...
Zurich Insurance Expects Limited Exposure to Greensill Collapse May 12, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Michael Shields Zurich Insurance does not expect to have a major exposure to the failure of supply chain financing firm Greensill Capital,...
Insurers Seek to Find Ways to Make Pandemics Insurable May 10, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON – When much of the global economy locked down last year, insurers, facing estimated losses of more than $100...
Insurers Prefer Private Equity Investments over Hedge Funds: Survey April 22, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year while scaling back on hedge funds, a...
Goldman Survey: Insurers Favoring Private Equity Over Hedge Funds April 22, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year while scaling back on hedge funds, a survey by...
Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services April 16, 2021 By Iain Withers, Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought...