Generali’s Talks to Buy MetLife’s Europe Assets Stall over Price Differences: Sources December 3, 2019 By Pamela Barbaglia and Carolyn Cohn Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali has held talks with U.S. rival MetLife Inc to buy the bulk of its European assets...
Reinsurers Pressure Life Insurers Over Vaping Health Risks December 3, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Global reinsurers are stepping up their warnings to life insurer clients about the potential risks of vaping, putting pressure on...
Brexit Creates Opportunities for Specialist Legacy Acquisition Insurers October 18, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn Britain’s impending departure from the European Union is creating expansion opportunities for specialist general insurers who buy and manage policies...
EU-Based Britons Fuel Growth in Healthcare Insurance as Post-Brexit Fears Grow October 17, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Isla Binnie and Maya Nikolaeva Some Britons living in the Europe Union are worried about losing access to free healthcare after Brexit, opening up a...
Demand for Trade Credit Insurance Grows Rapidly, as Brexit Fuels Insolvency Concerns October 16, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn Companies are stepping up purchases of insurance to protect themselves against insolvencies in Britain, industry sources say, in part due...
Lloyd’s Expects ‘Sobering’ Results from Survey of Workplace Culture September 18, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn Lloyd’s of London expects “sobering” results from a survey of the workplace culture at its member firms, the insurance market’s...
Analysts See 2020 Reinsurance Price Hikes Due to Catastrophes September 4, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn and Lena Masri Big insurance losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters over the past two years are set to push reinsurance...
Prudential to Complete Split of Insurance, Asset Fund by Year’s End August 14, 2019 By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s biggest insurer Prudential will complete a planned break-up of the company by the end of the year, with its...
Space Insurance Premiums Could Double After European Vega Rocket Crash July 31, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Tom Sims and Noor Zainab Hussain Space rockets and satellites are likely to cost more to insure after the European Vega rocket crash this month, which...
As Lloyd’s Jettisons Some Marine Insurance Lines, Opportunities Created for Rivals June 24, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Jonathan Saul and Suzanne Barlyn Rivals to Lloyd’s of London are riding a rising tide of marine insurance rates, leaving the 330-year-old market behind after...