Norwegian Cruise Ship Operator SeaDream Cancels All Sailings After Virus Outbreak November 18, 2020 By Nora Buli Norwegian-owned cruise ship operator SeaDream Yacht Club has canceled all sailing for the remainder of 2020 after positive COVID-19 test...
Aon Launches Asia Pacific Capital Advisory Unit to Assist Re/insurer Clients November 18, 2020 Insurance broker Aon plc has launched an Asia Pacific Capital Advisory unit within Reinsurance Solutions to deliver a holistic approach...
UK Insurer RSA Accepts $9.6 Billion Cash Takeover Offer November 18, 2020 By Iain Withers and Carolyn Cohn Canada’s Intact Financial and Denmark’s Tryg on Wednesday said they had reached an agreement to buy British insurance group RSA...
South African Insurer Santam Loses COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case November 18, 2020 By Roxanne Henderson A Cape Town court ordered Santam Ltd. to pay out business-interruption claims to two South African hospitality companies, potentially opening...
Insurers Using Counter-Intuitive Arguments to Escape COVID Liabilities: UK Regulator November 18, 2020 By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn Insurers are trying to escape liability for pandemic-related business losses with counter-intuitive arguments that go against the essential purpose of...
Specialty Re/Insurer Convex Group Raises $1B in Additional Capital November 17, 2020 Specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group Ltd. announced it has secured commitments for an additional $1.0 billion of equity capital,...
Flexible Work Could Boost Applications from Women for Senior Roles by 20%: Zurich November 17, 2020 Employers that embrace flexible working after the COVID-19 pandemic could boost applications from women for top jobs by as much...
Is the Aviation Insurance Market Ready for a COVID-19 Vaccine? November 17, 2020 By James Jordan and Paul Woodley As the development, and possible mass production, of COVID-19 (C-19) vaccines gather speed, the transportation and logistics industry will need...
Swiss Re Names Kitsikis as Head of Client Markets P&C for Canada, English Caribbean November 17, 2020 Swiss Re announced the appointment of Agis Kitsikis as head of Client Markets P&C for Canada and English Caribbean, effective...
Ten Largest Insurance Markets Likely to See 4.5% Drop in GDP During 2020 November 17, 2020 The world’s 10 largest insurance markets are cumulatively expected to see their gross domestic product (GDP) decrease by 4.5% in...