German Reinsurers Report Q1 Profits Down Sharply on Los Angeles Wildfire Claims May 13, 2025 By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp declines in first-quarter profit on Tuesday after a combined 1.7...
Swiss Re Expects Hit of Less Than $700 Million From Los Angeles Wildfires February 27, 2025 By Tom Sims and Paul Arnold Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Thursday that claims from wildfires in Los Angeles would be less than $700 million...
Munich Re Faces $1.3 Billion in Claims From Los Angeles Wildfires February 26, 2025 By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner Germany’s Munich Re expects about 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion) in claims resulting from the Los Angeles wildfires, it said...
European Insurers Enjoy Big Profits After Premium Hikes August 8, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn, Tom Sims and Yadarisa Shabong Several European insurers recorded bumper first-half profits on Thursday, as customers burnt by a pandemic, war and a pick-up in...
EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority Is Now Official; Candidates for Chair Can Apply June 27, 2024 By Tom Sims The regulation that sets up the European Union’s new agency to combat money laundering went into force on Wednesday, and...
Greece Wildfires Raise Questions for Tourists About Their Travel Insurance Cover July 25, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn, Sinead Cruise and Tom Sims Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised...
Hannover Re Latest Company to Leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance April 19, 2023 By Tom Sims and Simon Jessop German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing...
Thieves Blow Up German ATMs Every Day, With Attacks Rising 40%-Plus Since 2019 April 14, 2023 By Tom Sims In the German town of Ratingen, exploding cash machines are a hot-button topic. Two got blown up early on the...
Allianz Returns to Q4 Net Profit After U.S. Funds Debacle February 17, 2023 By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner Germany’s Allianz on Friday swung to a fourth-quarter net profit, rebounding after taking big charges a year earlier for a...
Reuters: After Multi-Billion U.S. Fund Collapse, Allianz Shifts Investment Strategy February 14, 2023 By Tom Sims and John O'Donnell For years, Allianz, one of the world’s biggest investors, piled billions into property, wind farms and even London’s sewage system,...