If Tokyo Olympics Canceled, Loss for Insurers Would Be ‘Mind-Blowingly’ Big January 27, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Insurers are facing a $2-3 billion loss if the Tokyo Olympics are canceled this year, amounting to the...
UK Supreme Court Rules Businesses Should Be Insured for COVID-19 Claims January 15, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlors, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts...
Aviation Reinsurance Rates Rise by as Much as 250% in January Renewals: Willis Re January 4, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in...
Record Return of Merger Activity Leads to Massive Growth in M&A Insurance Market December 21, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in...
Judgment in UK COVID Business Interruption Appeal Will Be Handed Down in January December 18, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON – There will be no judgment in an appeal over business interruption insurance this year, Britain’s markets watchdog said...
Canada Reports 20-Year High in Overseas Investment in Insurance M&A December 17, 2020 By Maiya Keidan and Carolyn Cohn Canadian firms’ overseas investment in insurers hit a 20-year high this year boosted by Intact Financial’s joint agreement last month...
Cyber Insurers Scale Back as Ransomware Attacks Rise December 17, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Ransomware attacks increased in terms of both severity and costs this year, forcing insurers to become more selective and even...
UK Insurer Aviva to Sell Vietnamese Business to Canada’s ManuLife December 14, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Sumeet Chatterjee British insurer Aviva PLC is selling its Vietnamese business to Canadian insurer ManuLife Financial Corp, it said on Monday, as...
Record Return of Merger Activity Leads to Massive Growth in M&A Insurance Market December 11, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON – A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an...
Established Insurers Could See Market Share Squeezed by Fintechs, EU Says November 25, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn Established insurers will face a squeeze on profits and market share as new financial technology companies muscle in on the...