More Insurers Weigh Joint Strategy to Climate Change as They Assess Antitrust Risk May 5, 2023 By Alastair Marsh Insurers are being forced to rethink their approach to climate change as they assess the risk of being sued for...
Markets/Coverages: Munich Re Specialty Offers ‘Green Solutions’ For Customers’ Net Zero Ambitions May 3, 2023 Munich Re Specialty Group, the parent of Munich Re Syndicate, announced the launch of Green Solutions, a portfolio of insurance...
Hannover Re Latest Company to Leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance April 19, 2023 By Tom Sims and Simon Jessop German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing...
Munich Re Will Not Extend Nord Stream 1 Coverage When It Expires This Year April 6, 2023 Munich Re will not proactively extend coverage for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline when it expires later this year, a...
Germany’s Allianz Does Not Plan to Renew Policy for Nord Stream 1 Project April 6, 2023 German insurance company Allianz said on Wednesday it does not intend to renew a policy for the Nord Stream 1...
Zurich Exits Insurance Climate Alliance, Days After Munich Re April 6, 2023 By Alastair Marsh Zurich Insurance Group AG is leaving a coalition of major insurers that have committed to reach net-zero emissions, the second...
German Insurers Renew Cover for Blast-Damaged Nord Stream 1 Gas Pipeline April 4, 2023 By Jonathan Saul, Carolyn Cohn, Christoph Steitz and John O'Donnell German insurers Allianz and Munich Re have renewed cover for the damaged Russia-controlled Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, five sources...
Climate Activists Tell Insurance CEOs to Stop Covering Carbon Projects ‘Immediately’ March 28, 2023 A group of climate activists has called on 30 insurance company bosses to “immediately” stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects...
Reinsurance Recap: 2022 Results Mixed as Market Improves February 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market...
Earthquakes Deliver Another Blow to Turkey’s Re/Insurance Industry: Reports February 8, 2023 By L.S. Howard Two powerful earthquakes, which hit southeastern Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, deliver another blow to the local re/insurance industry, according...