International & Reinsurance News for October 2014
- Best Revises Outlook for Union Insurance in United Arab Emirates
- A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland
- Tropical Storm Heads to Mexico’s Western Coast
- Africa Provides Insurers With New Business Opportunities
- Korean Regulators: Insurers Must Boost Capital to Prepare for Aging Population
- German Insurer Uses Phone App to Help Improve Young Driver Safety
- Meinschenk Named VP, Sales & Producer Management at CNA Canada
- Aviva New Business Growth Driven by Europe and Asia Operations
- Hedge Funds Move Into Catastrophe Reinsurance
- Audi Cars in China Recalled Over Airbags From German Supplier
- Pirate Attacks on Small Oil Tankers Rising in Southeast Asia Waters
- China Insurers Face Shadow Banking Default Risk: Ratings Agencies
- Ping An Profit Rises, Along With Investment Returns
- XL Group’s Operating Net Income Increases During Q3
- Montpelier Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
- Ryan Specialty Hires McKenna in London for MGA Strategy
- Aon, in Partnership with Hiscox, Offers Ebola Liability Cover
- Aon Hotline Supports Clients Affected by Recall or Contamination Crisis
- Banca Carige Sells Insurance Units to Apollo to Raise Capital
- Remnants of Hurricanes Still Can Be Powerful – and Dangerous
- Barker Joins ANV Syndicate 1861 as Political Risk & Violence Underwriter
- Amlin Increases Interest in Leadenhall Capital Partners
- Climate Change Represents Risks and Opportunities for Corporations
- Carpenter Report Details Impact of 2004 & 2005 Hurricane Seasons
- A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings for Reaseguradora Patria
- Ler Appointed President Director for ACE in Indonesia
- Ang Becomes Chief Representative for Markel International, Malaysia
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Opens Frankfurt Office
- Climate Scientists Forecast Severe Winters for Europe
- Takata Quality Control Committee Formed in Response to Air-Bag Crisis
- Allianz Realigns Industrial Management, Launches Mid-Corporate Line
- U.S., EU Urge More Policy Guidance, Specifics in UN Climate Report
- Hacala Appointed Financial Institutions Practice Leader, Willis Canada
- Weak El Nino May Form in Warmer-Than-Normal Pacific
- AXA CFO Says Euro’s Decline Against Dollar to Help Earnings
- LexisNexis and Jing You Plan China Joint Venture for Auto Carriers
- Ebola ‘Tipping Point’ Could Come By Late January, Reports RMS
- Early Insured Loss Estimates on Hurricane Gonzalo Up to $400M
- Russia Air Safety Record Near Bottom of Global League
- Kempthorne Named Chair of Global Federation of Insurance Associations
- Nissan Expands Global Recall by 260,000 Vehicles
- Hopper Appointed Head of Energy for ANV Syndicate 1861
- Towers Watson Predicts Moderate Global Growth, Downside Risks
- India’s Cyclone Hudhud May Have $400 Million Price Tag
- Eight P&C Insurers Get Top Marks for Climate Change Risk Management
- Remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo Bring Rain, Wind to Europe
- Record Aviation Claims Driving Up Premiums
- Aon Benfield Launches Arabian Earthquake Model
- Hardy Promotes Wright in Asia; Hires Bond and Osorio in London
- Guidance on EU Rules Created for Audit, Risk Committees
- Hannover Re Sees Storm Losses Stabilizing Reinsurance Prices in Germany
- Litmus: More Bearish Ratings Expected for Reinsurance Sector
- S&P: Global Multiline Insurers’ Credit Quality to Stay Strong in 2015
- Swiss Re Says Industry Won’t Repeat Past Mistakes
- Brokers Willis Group, Miller Talk Merger of Wholesale Brands
- Management of Top Risks Unsatisfactory, Say Risk Managers in FERMA Survey
- Swiss Re Offers Food, Drink Protection for UK, Ireland, Italy
- ACE Nordics Promotes Engdahl, Adds Christensen in Financial Lines
- Bermuda Recovering from Hurricane Gonzalo Property Damage, Power Outages
- RSA Insurance Selling Italian Business to ITAS Mutua
- AIA Group’s New Business Growth Up 23%
- Hurricane Gonzalo Threatens Bermuda With Flooding, Storm Surge
- Cunningham to Become CEO of IAT Reinsurance
- ACE Strengthens Nordic Financial Lines Team
- Hurricane Gonzalo Bears Down on Bermuda
- German and French Insurance Markets Show Resilience
- South African Insurers Urge Mandatory Auto Insurance
- Toyota Recalls 1.75 Million Vehicles Worldwide for Fuel, Brake Flaws
- PwC: Climate Change Is Risk and Business Opportunity
- A.M. Best: Prospects Improve for Insurers in ASEAN Market
- Integrity of ‘Green Bond’ Market Could Be at Risk
- W. Africa Ebola Cases May Rise to 10,000 a Week by December
- RBC Facing $76 Million in Shareholder Claim Over Merger
- Best Report: Spain’s Insurance Market Remains Profitable
- A.M. Best: UK Non-Life Insurers’ Profits Under Pressure
- Global Banks Agree to Swap Contracts to Ease Too-Big-to-Fail
- G20 Regulator Toughens Rules for Non-Bank Financing
- Cyclone Hudhud Makes Landfall on India’s East Coast
- Weak El Nino Could Still Happen Later This Year
- Ebola Tests Insurers’ Medical Evacuation Services As Airlines Cut Flights
- Hamilton Insurance Buys 2 TIG Insurance Units
- Fosun to Buy 51% Stake in Espirito Santo
- Atlantic Hurricanes Still Threaten to Brew
- China’s Fosun Hikes Offer for Portugal’s Espirito Santo
- EU Eases Insurers’ Capital Rules to Lure Infrastucture Investments
- Delta Lloyd Drops Plan to Sell Belgian Bank Unit
- Pirates Steal Diesel Cargo Before Releasing Vietnam Tanker
- Fosun Investment Head to Manage Europe Insurer Investments
- Best Upgrades Ratings of Taiping Reinsurance
- Ports Tighten Ship Entry Rules in Response to Ebola Crisis
- Judge Awards Dow Jones $5 Million in Claim Against Aggregator Ransquawk
- Phone Apps, Facebook, Google Aid Nigerians in Time-Sensitive Fight Against Ebola
- Canadian Railway Oil Train Crashes in Saskatchewan
- Lloyd’s CEO Expects Cyber Insurance Surge
- Missing Vietnamese Oil Tanker May Have Been Hijacked
- Allied World Assurance to Take Stake in Blue Vista
- Zurich Insurance Names Sharma General Insurance Chief for UK
- Scientists Calculate Risk of Ebola Spreading to France, Britain
- Global Finance Chiefs to Warn of Economic Risks, Call for Aid for Poor
- UK Banks Face Deadline for Customer Safety Plans
- Willis Management (Guernsey) Gets New Managing Director
- Sullivan Appointed Chairman of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford
- AIR Worldwide Discusses Expected Damages From Typhoon Phanfone
- ANV’s CEO Multitasks His Management of an Expanding Company
- Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Head Explains the Latest in Models
- Lockton Expands in Glasgow, Scotland with Griffiths & Armour Buy
- Saga Selects Arc Legal for Landlord Legal Expenses Cover
- Validus Holdings Completes Acquisition of Western World
- ABI ‘Frustrated’ by Judgment Applying LASPO to Mesothelioma Claims
- Aon Benfield’s COO Explains How He Implements a Complex Strategy
- Allianz Names Baete CEO to Succeed Diekmann amid Upheaval at Pimco
- Europol: Data Law Changes Needed to Fight Cybercrime
- New Study Says Ditch U.N. Temperature Target for Global Warming
- Pacific Sees Storm Deja Vu as Atlantic Starts to Run Out of Time
- Aon Benfield Launches Private Charter Aviation Product
- Interview: D&O Cyber Liability, Cyber Risks Top Lawyers’ Agenda
- Hong Kong Protests Prompt Financial Firms to Relocate Staff
- Danish FSA Warns Insurers, Banks About Risky Bond Sales
- Schumacher Appointed CFO at SI Re
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