U.K. Travel Insurer Saga Secures Flights for Clients Hit by Collapse of Thomas Cook September 23, 2019 Saga Plc said on Monday it was securing alternative flights, where possible, for customers who are due to travel imminently...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Semprini from HDI Global as Head Italy September 23, 2019 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Francesco Semprini as head Italy, effective Nov. 1, 2019. Based in Milan, Semprini will...
Dangers of Booming Securitized Loan Market Highlighted by Bank for Int’l Settlements September 23, 2019 By Saikat Chatterjee Lending standards in the rapidly growing loan market are deteriorating and complex financial products that mask risks to banks have...
Bellomi to Replace Semprini Who Will Step Down as HDI Global’s Head of Italy Branch September 23, 2019 HDI Global SE announced that Francesco Semprini, the long serving managing director of its Italy branch is leaving the company...
Typhoon Tapah Disrupts Hundreds of Domestic Flights in Japan and South Korea September 23, 2019 By Sam Kim and Lisa Du Hundreds of domestic flights in Japan were canceled because of Typhoon Tapah, and the storm caused similar disruptions in South...
Brazil Police Accuse Mining Firm Vale, Auditor of Fraud Related to Deadly Dam Collapse September 23, 2019 By Marta Nogueira Brazilian federal police proposed criminal charges against Vale SA, auditor TÜV SÜD and 13 of their employees, alleging fraud in...
Good Leaders Challenge the Status Quo-and Themselves: SCOR’s Conoscente September 23, 2019 By L.S. Howard Jean-Paul Conoscente became the CEO of SCOR Global P&C in April 2019 when his predecessor, Victor Peignet, retired after 35...
Staying Profitable in an Increasingly Fragmented World: SCOR Global P&C CEO September 23, 2019 By L.S. Howard There are several things that keep SCOR’s Jean-Paul Conoscente awake at night. Climate change is one of them; cyber risk...
Zurich Insurance Taps Giger from Swiss Regulator, FINMA, as Group Chief Risk Officer September 20, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group announced that Peter Giger will join the group on Oct. 1, 2019, as group chief risk officer...
Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings September 20, 2019 By Allison Lampert and Suzanne Barlyn The aviation industry is bracing for double-digit insurance premium hikes for the first time in about 15 years, as insurers...