Britain’s financial watchdog said on Friday it would urgently ask the courts to clarify uncertainty over whether businesses can claim compensation for disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also told all insurers to assess whether …
Top insurers such as AXA, RSA, QBE and Zurich face a potential multi-million-pound lawsuit from British pubs, hotels, restaurants and leisure groups, who allege that legitimate business interruption claims have been rejected. A new Hospitality Insurance Action Group (HIGA) on …
British insurers canceled more than 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of dividends on Wednesday, in moves welcomed by the Bank of England which had cautioned the sector about the risk of heavy costs from the spread of the coronavirus. Aviva, …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Canada’s top indemnity insurers for breach of contract in their refusal to pay business interruption claims from the COVID-19 crisis. “Indemnity insurers are wrongfully refusing to honor their contracts,” said E.F. Anthony …
Rachel Conran has been appointed as the permanent CEO of RSA Luxembourg, subject to regulatory approval. Conran has been the interim CEO since August 2018 and joined RSA earlier this year as chief underwriting officer for Global Risk Solutions (GRS). …
Kevin Thompson has been appointed chief executive of RSA Ireland after being approved by the regulator Central Bank of Ireland. He will replace Ken Norgrove, who is moving to the role of CEO of Codan/Trygg-Hansa, RSA Group’s Scandinavian business. Thompson …
RSA UK & International has merged its Commercial Risk Solutions (CRS) and Global Risk Solutions (GRS) businesses to create a single business unit focused on commercial lines. This move follows another restructuring in 2016 when the two divisions — CRS …
RSA Insurance has appointed Martin Rueegg as the new chief executive of the Middle East and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rueegg joins from AXA where he was general insurance managing director for Hong Kong. He replaces Lloyd East who moves …
Luxembourg said it is “very pleased” that about 50 asset managers, insurers, and other financial firms have looked to the Grand Duchy as a foothold in the European Union once the U.K. leaves the bloc. “We are very pleased with …
RSA plans to pull out of several international business lines run out of London which it says are unlikely to produce the returns which the British insurer is seeking following a September profit warning. Closing international construction, international freight and …
