Insured Losses from Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $8B-$16B: AIR October 22, 2019 Insured losses from Typhoon Hagibis, which made landfall in Japan on Oct. 12, will be between 865 billion Japanese yen...
Companies in Polluting Industries Slow to Disclose Climate Change Risks: Moody’s October 22, 2019 By Nichola Groom U.S. and European companies in polluting industries rarely disclose the financial risks they face related to climate change even though...
Now Boarding for Brexit: What Businesses Need to Do October 22, 2019 By Barry Leigh Weissman and Chris Finney Whether you are a U.S. firm or a firm from some other country and want to do business in the...
B3i’s Blockchain Re/Insurance Network Begins to Offer Real-Life Industry Solutions October 22, 2019 By John Carolin The author Douglas Adams once said, “We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that...
Fidelis Taps Bellamy from Pembroke’s Acapella Syndicate for Reinsurance Team October 22, 2019 Fidelis Insurance announce that Matthew Bellamy will join Fidelis Underwriting Ltd.’s (FUL) London underwriting team to continue to build its...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution October 22, 2019 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit...
Dam Collapse in Siberia Kills At Least 15 Gold Miners October 21, 2019 At least 15 gold miners were killed on Saturday when a dam collapsed, flooding an artisanal mining encampment in a...
CRESTA Updates Risk Accumulation Zones for 2019, Launches Website October 21, 2019 CRESTA, the insurance industry organization that provides a standard global system of risk accumulation zones, has announced the release of...
Russia Aims to Boost Arctic Shipping by Subsidizing Higher Costs, Including Insurance October 21, 2019 By Olga Tanas and Dina Khrennikova Russia wants to make its Arctic waters more attractive to shippers than the Suez Canal and could be willing to...
BHSI Enters Australia Surety Market, Hiring Griffiths from Liberty Specialty to Lead Team October 21, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is entering the surety market in Australia and has named Jonathan Griffiths as...