Munich Re’s Q2 Net Profit Slumps 42% on COVID-Related Losses August 6, 2020 German reinsurance group Munich Re posted a 42% decline in second-quarter net profit, with around 700 million euros ($832 million)...
Insurer AXA, With H1 Net Income Down 40%, Warns of Future COVID-19 Shocks August 6, 2020 By Benjamin Robertson AXA SA’s profit sank in the first half as it booked a 1.5 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) charge for claims related...
UK Regulator Warns Insurers to Fairly Calculate COVID-Related Biz Interruption Claims August 4, 2020 Insurers that do not treat customers fairly when calculating payouts for business interruption due to the coronavirus crisis will face...
COVID-19 Will Drive Demand in UK for Bike Insurance: GlobalData August 3, 2020 Bicycle insurance is not a popular product in the UK – but that could be about to change, said GlobalData,...
S. Africa Insurers’ COVID-19 Payments May Be Too Little, Too Late, for Some Businesses July 31, 2020 By Emma Rumney and Joe Bavier South African small businesses fighting rejected coronavirus-related claims said insurers’ offers of relief are too little too late for many...
COVID-19 Pandemic to Intensify Risks for Insurers: EU Regulator July 30, 2020 Insurers in the European Union are confronted with risks on several fronts that are intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and...
S. African Insurers Bow to Policyholder Demands to Pay COVID Biz Interruption Relief July 29, 2020 By Roxanne Henderson South African insurers are bowing to demands for the payment of losses that businesses suffered during the nation’s lockdown. Momentum...
Florida’s Citizens Won’t Resume Policy Cancellations in August After All July 28, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s state-run insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will extend its moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals until the end of 2020...
South African Insurer Santam to Pay Virus Relief to Clients with Biz Interruption Cover July 27, 2020 By Roxanne Henderson South Africa’s largest property and casualty insurer will pay as much as one billion rand ($60 million) in relief to...
Lloyd’s Insurer Beazley Reports 1st Half Loss of $13.8M on Mounting COVID-19 Claims July 23, 2020 By Muvija M British insurer Beazley swung to a loss for the first half on Thursday after setting aside $170 million for coronavirus-related...