Big Europe Reinsurers See Strong 9M Earnings Despite High Natural Disaster Losses November 15, 2021 All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period...
COP26 Climate Agreement Targets Fossil Fuels as Key Driver of Global Warming November 15, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW – U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the...
Insurers to Hike Private Market Investments; Environmental Focus Grows: BlackRock November 15, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber GLASGOW / NEW YORK – Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the...
Berkshire Hathaway General Reinsurance Unit Launches Mideast Office in Dubai November 15, 2021 DUBAI — The General Reinsurance unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has set up a Middle East office in...
Paytm’s IPO Oversubscribed but Doesn’t See Blow-out Demand From Investors November 15, 2021 By Vishwadha Chander, Chris Thomas and Sankalp Phartiyal BENGALURU – Paytm’s $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO), India’s largest, was oversubscribed at the close of bidding on Wednesday,...
Aston Lark Acquires UK-Based Innovation Broking November 12, 2021 Aston Lark Group, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs that is soon to become part of Howden, announced...
Draft COP26 Climate Deal Tries to Balance Demands of Developing and Richer Nations November 12, 2021 By Kate Abnett, Elizabeth Piper and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – A new draft agreement for the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to be more...
People Moves: Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of Aerospace; Fidelis Names Stewart, Davern as Co-Deputy CUOs, Bellamy as Head of Property Reinsurance November 12, 2021 This edition of International People Moves details promotions at the insurers Chubb and Fidelis Insurance. A summary of these new...
KPMG Sued for $600M Over Role in Insolvency of Dubai Private Equity Firm Abraaj November 12, 2021 KPMG LLP was sued for at least $600 million over its role in the insolvency of Dubai private-equity firm Abraaj...
NFP Acquires Western Canada’s Foster Park Brokers Inc. November 12, 2021 NFP, the New York City-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the acquisition of Canada’s Foster Park Brokers Inc. Details of...