Update: Aon and Willis Terminate $30B Merger; Aon to Pay $1B Break-up Fee July 26, 2021 By L.S. Howard Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson announced that the firms have agreed to terminate their $30 billion business combination agreement...
Germany’s Floods Will See ‘Sizable’ Protection Gap. Could Insurance Demand Increase? July 22, 2021 By L.S. Howard With an insured price tag of €4 billion to €5 billion (US$4.7 billion to $5.9 billion), economic losses from Germany’s...
Global P/C Industry Sees Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years but Inflation Headwinds Loom July 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the strongest rate hardening for 20 years in non-life insurance commercial lines...
Daily Mail in Negotiations to Sell Catastrophe Modeling Subsidiary RMS July 12, 2021 By L.S. Howard Daily Mail and General Trust Plc (DMGT) said it is in discussions to sell its catastrophe modeling insurance unit, RMS,...
EU Approves Aon-Willis Towers Watson Merger, but Other Roadblocks Remain July 9, 2021 By L.S. Howard The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon, lifting a major roadblock to the proposed...
French Mutual Insurer Covéa Eyes Purchase of AXA XL’s Reinsurance Business: Reports June 28, 2021 By L.S. Howard Covéa, the French non-life mutual, is interested in acquiring AXA XL’s reinsurance business, AXA Re, in a deal that could...
Aon-WTW Merger Would Help Boost Industry’s Innovation. Aon CEO Makes the Case. June 18, 2021 By L.S. Howard The enhanced ability to innovate is a principal motivator for Aon’s proposed acquisition of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. It’s...
COVID Crisis Cuts Global Macro Resilience, Raises Insurance Protection Gap: Swiss Re June 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard The COVID-19 crisis reduced overall global macro resilience – or the ability of societies to absorb shocks – by 18%...
Intact Financial, Tryg Agree to Sell Danish Unit to Alm. Brand for Total of US$2.52 Billion June 14, 2021 By L.S. Howard Intact Financial Corp. and Tryg A/S have entered into an agreement to sell Codan Forsikring A/S’s Danish business to Alm....
SCOR and Covéa Lay Down Legal Swords in Return to ‘Mutually Beneficial Relationship’ June 11, 2021 By L.S. Howard French mutual insurer Covéa and reinsurer SCOR finally laid down their legal swords this week – opting instead for “peaceful...