Tantrums, Concubines, Hotpot Burns, Smog: China Insurers Have it Covered September 2, 2014 By Clare Baldwin and Diana Chan Your child throws a tantrum and smashes something? Take out “naughty child insurance”. Similarly, buy cover against your bride becoming...
EU Insurers Say New Rules Hurt $11.2 Trillion Investment Role September 2, 2014 By Oliver Suess Insurers in Europe, which manage about €8.5 trillion ($11.2 trillion) of client money, say their role as long-term investors may...
Aon Benfield Secures Reinsurance Capacity for AEGIS Cyber Offering August 29, 2014 Aon Benfield announced that it has secured “the reinsurance capacity for a unique cyber product developed by the Lloyd’s syndicate...
UPDATE: Iceland Lowers Volcano Alert; Small Eruption No Threat to Aviation August 29, 2014 By Robert Robertsson and Simon Johnson Iceland reduced its aviation warning level to orange on Friday after concluding that a small eruption in the Bardarbunga volcano...
Iceland Puts Airlines on High Alert after Volcanic Eruption August 29, 2014 By Kari Lundgren and Jonas Bergman Iceland put airlines on the highest level of alert after authorities detected an eruption north of the Bardarbunga volcano. The...
Beattie to Head Miller’s Expanded Asia Construction Offering August 29, 2014 UK-based broker Miller Insurance Services LLP announced that it has “implemented plans to grow its Asia construction book with the...
Undersea Search for Missing Malaysian Airliner Refined August 29, 2014 The massive undersea search area for a missing Malaysian airliner in the southern Indian Ocean could be extended farther south...
How Insurance Can (or Can’t) Help You – a True Story August 29, 2014 By Michael Boyle When it comes to personal lines insurance there are really only two attachment points – acquiring the policy and making...
Willis Re Strengthens Senior Management Team in Canada August 28, 2014 Willis Re Inc., the North American reinsurance operation of Willis Group Holdings plc announced the appointment of Geoff Lubert as...
S&P Report Urges ‘Disaster Resilience’ with Governments for Reinsurers’ Growth August 28, 2014 Standard & Poor’s Rating Services announced the publication of its “Global Reinsurance Highlights” to coincide with the 2014 Reinsurance Rendezvous...