2017 Cyber Risks to Intensify as Hackers Become More Cunning: Report January 11, 2017 By L.S. Howard Top cyber threats during 2017 are expected to include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and...
Aon Launches Solution to Help Firms Manage Brexit Risks, Opportunities January 10, 2017 Aon plc has launched “Brexit Navigator,” a tailor-made solution designed to help organizations quantify the impact of Brexit risk exposures,...
Canada’s CMW & Capri Insurance Services Announce Merger January 10, 2017 CMW Insurance Services Ltd. and Capri Insurance Services Ltd. announced they merged on Jan. 1, 2017 to create “one of...
Is Soft Market Bottoming? A.M. Best Points to Some Promising Signs January 10, 2017 By L.S. Howard Some observers believe the bottom of the reinsurance market may be in sight because brokers are having greater difficulty filling...
Decline in Reinsurance Prices Slowed at January Renewal: Carpenter January 6, 2017 Reinsurance pricing continued trending downward at the Jan. 1, 2017 renewal — across most classes of business and geographies, but...
H.W. Kaufman’s Cranbrook Underwriters Relocates London Office January 5, 2017 Cranbrook Underwriters, an H.W. Kaufman Financial Group company, announced the relocation of its London offices to One Minster Court, Mincing...
Marsh Completes Acquisition of Bluefin Insurance from AXA January 3, 2017 Marsh, the wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., said it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bluefin...
Reinsurers Can Expect Another Difficult Year, Seeking Price Stabilization: Willis Re January 3, 2017 Despite a 50 percent increase in insured losses from natural catastrophes during 2016, the global reinsurance industry achieved profitable results...
Hong Kong Agents, China Insurers Face Tech-Related Disruptions: 2017 Predictions, Part 4 December 22, 2016 By L.S. Howard The twin forces of regulation and technology will see the emergence of new distribution models in 2017. This sounds like...
China’s Regulator Toughens Insurer Licensing Requirements: Sources December 22, 2016 By Sumeet Chatterjee and Michelle Price China’s insurance regulator is making it much tougher for insurers to get new licenses as it seeks to reduce risks...