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...
Few Hong Kong Firms Have Riot Insurance so They’ll Be Paying for Protest Damages October 21, 2019 By Sumeet Chatterjee and Clare Jim Hong Kong’s businesses will likely foot the bill for vandalism inflicted over the past four months during the territory’s most...
On-Demand Insurance to Play Major Role in Industry’s Future: IUA Research October 18, 2019 On-demand insurance will play a fundamental role in the future of the industry, according to research published by the International...
Guy Carpenter Names Samengo-Turner as Global Facultative Leader October 18, 2019 Guy Carpenter & Co., a reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Dominic Samengo-Turner...
Brokerslink Network Forms Agreement with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions October 18, 2019 Brokerslink announced a strategic agreement for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to develop a dedicated international insurance program management platform for...
Typhoons Faxai, Hagibis Unlikely to Affect Stability of Japan’s Non-Life Insurers: AM Best October 18, 2019 The recent mega-typhoons in Japan are unlikely to affect the financial stability of the country’s three major non-life insurers due...