Climate Change to Cost Germany Up to €900B by 2050: Study March 7, 2023 Extreme weather caused by climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros [$957.2 billion] in cumulative economic damage...
Global Insurance M&A Hits 10-Year High, Despite Slowdown in H2 2022 February 28, 2023 The insurance sector saw 449 completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide during 2022, up from 418 the previous year –...
Plastic Consumption on Track to Nearly Double by 2050: Research February 27, 2023 Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive...
Cyber Insurance Market Back From Brink After Onslaught of Ransomware Attacks February 27, 2023 By Max Reyes The cyber-insurance market, battered by a rash of pandemic-era ransomware attacks, is making a comeback. Price hikes are moderating, new...
Declines in Maternal Death Rates Stall Amid Increases in U.S., EU February 24, 2023 By Tanaz Meghjani Declines in pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths that took place over a decade and a half have stalled since 2015, as...
Moody’s RMS Estimates $5B Insured Losses From Turkey Quake as Costs Keep Mounting February 23, 2023 The economic and insured losses from the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey on Monday, Feb. 6 continue to escalate as...
Turkey Earthquakes to Cost Insurers $2.4 Billion: Karen Clark & Co. February 16, 2023 Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) said on Thursday it expects insured losses of $2.4 billion from the...
Earthquakes in Turkey to Cost Insurers More Than $1 Billion, Verisk Estimates February 14, 2023 Economic losses for the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes in Turkey will likely exceed US$20 billion, while insured losses will likely...
Global Reinsurers to Bear Bulk of Losses From Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fitch February 9, 2023 Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria ultimately will be borne by global reinsurers, according...
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...