China Reinsurance Group’s Premiums Rise 20% in First Half September 1, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In the first half of 2020, China Re Group Corp. enjoyed rapid growth in premiums and steady profitability despite the...
United Arab Emirates Ends Boycott, Opening Commerce With Israel August 31, 2020 By Jon Gambrell DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott...
Pandemic Shows Why Climate Change Is Major Economic Risk, Says Europe’s Schnabel August 31, 2020 By Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates in the clearest terms why central banks must take a bigger role in fighting climate change...
Total Return Reinsurers Underperform Traditional Bermuda Reinsurers: AM Best August 31, 2020 Although total return reinsurers, which like to take more risk on the investment side of their balance sheets than other...
Insured Loss for UK’s February Floods Estimated at £375 Million August 31, 2020 The updated estimate of the insured property market loss for floods that hit February 9 to 29, 2020, across the...
Britain Eyes Fast-Tracking Coronavirus Vaccines That Pass Safety, Quality Tests August 31, 2020 By Kate Holton Britain’s medical regulator will be able to grant temporary authorisation for any coronavirus vaccine that meets safety and quality standards...
China’s Ping An Reports Steady Results for First Half August 28, 2020 Ping An Insurance Company of China announced its 2020 interim results for the six month period ended June 30, 2020....
Germany’s Merkel Urges Stronger Global Effort on Climate Change August 28, 2020 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that global efforts to combat climate change were insufficient, and that she would...
New Zealand’s Stock Exchange Resumes Trading After Cyber Attacks August 28, 2020 New Zealand’s stock exchange resumed trading on Friday, after facing disruptions for four consecutive days in the wake of cyber...
Post-Covid Cold War World Will Be Tough for China’s Ant: Opionion August 28, 2020 By Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg Opinion Ensconced in a lucrative niche at home, Jack Ma’s Ant Group nevertheless has to look outward. And expanding overseas has...