Allianz Withdraws 2020 Profit Target on Pandemic Uncertainties May 1, 2020 By Stephan Kahl and Richard Weiss Allianz SE withdrew its forecast for the year as Europe’s biggest insurer struggles with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic....
Coronavirus Will Cause ‘Massive’ Losses Across Insurance Industry, Says Allianz CEO April 17, 2020 By Stephan Kahl, Matthew Miller and Anna Edwards Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete warned the coronavirus has upended insurers’ business models and will cause “massive” losses...
Italy’s Generali to Pay 2019 Dividend, Resisting EU Regulatory Guidance April 13, 2020 By Gianluca Semeraro Italy’s biggest insurer Generali on Friday said it would pay its 2019 dividend in two tranches, confirming a total payout...
British Insurers Suspend Sale of Travel Insurance to New Customers March 16, 2020 British insurers Admiral, Aviva and Direct Line are no longer offering travel insurance to new customers, they said on their...
Markets Are Overreacting to Threat of Coronavirus: Allianz CEO Baete February 26, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli and Suzy Waite Markets are overreacting to the threat of the rapidly spreading coronavirus and the global economy will only see a short-term...
Allianz Raises 2020 Profit Target After 9.5% Jump in Q4 Results February 21, 2020 German insurance group Allianz announced a more ambitious profit target for this year after posting a better than expected 9.5%...
Allianz-Backed Fintech Startup, N26, Closes UK Mobile Bank Accounts, Blaming Brexit February 12, 2020 By Sarah Syed and Stephan Kahl N26 GmbH, the German mobile bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-Shing, said it will end UK operations...
Many Global Firms Face High Coronavirus Costs Due to Insurance Exclusions January 29, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain, Carolyn Cohn and Sumeet Chatterjee Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions...
Zurich Sees Hardening Rates, Improving Terms – in Market Not Seen Since 2002 January 13, 2020 By Patrick Winters Zurich Insurance Group AG expects to have more power to increase commercial insurance rates than it has seen in almost...
Insurer Estimates $2.5 Trillion Price Tag for 10-Year Fight Against Climate Change December 4, 2019 By Jana Randow Fighting climate change will cost companies worldwide nearly $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by...