Bushfire-Ravaged Australians Face Choice in Era of Climate Change: Rebuild or Leave? January 23, 2020 By Sybilla Gross and Emily Cadman It took two years for Nigel Allison to build his mud-brick house on a sleepy southeastern tip of Australia, and...
Major Cyber Attacks of 2019 Seen via Infographic from Cyber Risk Modeling Firm Kovrr January 23, 2020 With the number of cyber attacks on the rise, it’s natural to think that this increase of cyber attacks is...
Munich Re Weighs Whether to Set Long-Term Profit Target of $3.3 Billion: Source January 23, 2020 By Stephan Kahl Munich Re is considering whether to set itself a long-term net income target of 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) a...
J.C. Flowers Considers Sale of Its French Loan Insurance Broker CEP January 23, 2020 By Dinesh Nair and Myriam Balezou J.C. Flowers & Co, the U.S. investment and financial services-focused private equity firm, is reviving plans for a potential sale...
UK Markets Watchdog Cracks Down on Conduct of Financial Advisers January 22, 2020 By Huw Jones Britain’s markets watchdog told financial advisers on Tuesday they face a two-year crackdown to stop unsuitable advice, investment scams and...
EU Privacy Regulators Expected to Raise Fines Under GDPR Data Protection Rules January 22, 2020 By Stephanie Bodoni European Union privacy regulators are gearing up to make full use of expanded powers under new data protection rules, according...
AGCS Appoints Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer Specialty, Succeeding O’Neill January 22, 2020 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the corporate insurance carrier of Allianz Group, appointed Henning Haagen as chief underwriting...
Insurtech Firm CyberCube Calls on Insurers to Set Global Cyber-Security Standards January 22, 2020 CyberCube, an insurtech focused on cyber risk analytics, is calling on the insurance industry to set global cyber-security standards as...
Marsh Sees Hike in Demand for Political Violence Insurance in Gulf After Tanker Attacks January 22, 2020 By Davide Barbuscia Marsh, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients’ inquiries for political...
Natural Disasters in Past Decade Broke Records for Economic, Insured Losses: Aon January 22, 2020 The past decade broke new records in terms of economic damages and insured losses, according to Aon’s latest catastrophe report....