Key to Good Leadership: Honest Self-Appraisal – Part 2, Catlin Interview August 16, 2017 By L.S. Howard Second of Two Articles Good leadership is essential if the industry is going to successfully navigate the challenges ahead, Stephen...
Global Insurance Renewal Rates Fall for 17th Quarter in Q2 2017: Marsh August 16, 2017 Global insurance renewal rates fell for the 17th consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2017, according to Marsh’s Q2...
China to Further Open Its Economy to Foreign Investments in Insurance, Banking August 16, 2017 China, facing a possible decline in foreign investment this year, will become more open for international investors and take steps...
Taiwan Power Crisis a Growing Concern for Local Industry: Opinion August 16, 2017 By Tim Culpan I was having dinner with a friend in downtown Taipei on Tuesday night when the electricity went off for the...
Taiwan Power Outages Disrupt Some Semiconductor Manufacturing August 16, 2017 By Bloomberg News A blackout caused by a blunder at Taiwan’s biggest gas-fired plant is the latest challenge to an electricity grid recently...
Industry Relevance and Expertise ‘Ours to Lose:’ Catlin August 15, 2017 By L.S. Howard First of Two Articles After 44 years in the insurance business, Stephen Catlin is retiring at the end of 2017....
Canada’s Economical Names Dunbar to Lead Its Digital Direct Channel, Sonnet August 15, 2017 Waterloo, Ontario-based Economical Insurance has appointed Roger Dunbar as the senior vice president of Sonnet Insurance, Economical’s digital direct channel....
UK Seeks Interim Post-Brexit Transitional Deal with EU August 15, 2017 By Elizabeth Piper Britain has said it wants an interim customs agreement with the European Union after Brexit to allow the freest possible...
Reinsurers More Likely to Report Natural Disaster Underwriting Losses: S&P August 15, 2017 Things could get rougher for global reinsurers if annual natural catastrophe claims keep moving closer to the long-term average, Standard...
Blockchain Used as Settlement Mechanism for Cat Bond with Parametric Trigger August 14, 2017 By Nathaniel Bullard Financial markets are showing some signs of volatility these days after exceptionally low indicators since the start of the 2017....