Swiss Re No Longer Offers Re/Insurance to Firms with More Than 30% Coal Exposure July 3, 2018 Swiss Re announced it no longer is providing re/insurance to businesses with more than 30 percent exposure to thermal coal...
Sea Level Rise Puts $117.5B at Risk from Chronic Flooding June 21, 2018 By Don Jergler Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously. The evidence is anecdotal, but...
With Ambitions to Expand (and Disrupt Allianz), German Insurer DFV Weighs IPO June 21, 2018 By Jan-Patrick Barnert With ambitions to challenge insurance giants like Allianz SE, newcomer Deutsche Familienversicherung AG [DFV] needs 100 million euros ($116 million)...
Allianz’ CEO Seeks Big M&A – But He Doesn’t Want to Pay for It: Opinion June 19, 2018 By Chris Hughes, Bloomberg Opinion The CEO of Europe’s biggest insurer is up for a big deal. He just doesn’t want Allianz SE to pay...
Russia World Cup Insurance Premiums Rise on Risks of Terrorism, Hooliganism June 14, 2018 By Carolyn Cohn, Simon Jessop and Noor Zainab Hussain The risk of terror attacks and damage from hooligans has pushed up premiums for businesses and players buying insurance for...
Allianz Eyes M&A Targets Zurich, Hartford, QBE, Argo and More After Missing Out on XL June 12, 2018 By Dinesh Nair, Julie Edde and Ruth David A $94 billion financial behemoth is keeping the market on tenterhooks about its next move. Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz SE,...
Allianz, UniCredit Form Bancassurance Partnership in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) June 8, 2018 Allianz Group and UniCredit have signed a long-term bancassurance cooperation agreement in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. With...
Allianz Group to Acquire 8% of Africa Re May 30, 2018 Allianz Group has agreed to acquire eight percent in African reinsurer Africa Re. The total cash consideration payable at closing...
Allianz Sells 8.4% Stake in Portugal’s Banco BPI to CaixaBank May 7, 2018 Allianz Group said it has agreed to sell shares representing 8.4 percent of the share capital of Banco BPI to...
Allianz Proceeds with Euler Hermes Acquisition, Delisting April 25, 2018 Allianz Group said it will soon complete the acquisition of Euler Hermes minorities and will delist the trade credit insurer...