South Africa’s financial watchdog is consulting with lawyers and the insurance industry on a potential test case to clarify whether insurers should pay rejected claims from firms hit by the impact of the coronavirus, it told Reuters on Thursday. Several …
After more than 30 years at Hannover Re, Chief Financial Officer Roland Vogel (60) will retire on Sept. 30, 2020. He will be succeeded by Clemens Jungsthöfel, currently chief financial officer of HDI Global SE. Jungsthöfel, in turn, will be …
Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies and households after a rise in cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. Cyber attacks on businesses and households …
Third Point Reinsurance and Sirius International Insurance Group, a global multi-line insurer and reinsurer, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Third Point Re and Sirius Group to combine in a cash and stock transaction worth $788 million. …
Leading container lines are diverting ships to Lebanon’s smaller terminal of Tripoli after the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port that killed 145 people also paralyzed vital trade. Lebanon, which imports almost all it uses, relies on container ships to bring …
Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced the appointment of Assad Ulhaq as senior broker and producer with immediate effect. In this role Ulhaq will focus on international property facultative reinsurance, primarily in Europe, the Middle East and …
DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced the acquisition of Arisa Assurances SA, an automobile and travel insurance company based in Luxembourg. The transaction will be conducted through DARAG’s German risk carrier, DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs-und Rückversicherungs-AG, and is subject …
The devastating explosion at the Beirut’s port on Tuesday, Aug. 4 caused many casualties and considerable damage, but local insurance penetration rates in Lebanon generally are low, said AM Best in a market commentary. For the international market, however, marine …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Edmonton, Alberta-based Insight Insurance & Risk Management Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, Insight is a retail insurance broker serving clients …
German reinsurance group Munich Re posted a 42% decline in second-quarter net profit, with around 700 million euros ($832 million) in losses related to the coronavirus pandemic in the period. The company, which had already announced preliminary earnings in July, …
