Munich Re Again Tops List of 50 Largest Reinsurers With Swiss Re at No. 2: AM Best August 23, 2023 By L.S. Howard Munich Re holds onto the top spot in AM Best’s annual ranking of the top 50 global reinsurance groups for...
Insurers Look to Loosen UN Climate Alliance Rules After Member Exodus: Sources July 5, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes The remaining insurers in a United Nations-backed coalition aimed at tackling climate change are poised to loosen the alliance’s membership...
BrĂ©gier Appointed Chairman of Board at French Reinsurer SCOR June 26, 2023 SCOR’s Board of Directors, which met on June 25, 2023, has unanimously decided to appoint Fabrice BrĂ©gier as non-executive chairman,...
Former SCOR CEO Kessler, 71, Dies June 9, 2023 Denis Kessler, 71, non-executive chairman of SCOR and the reinsurer’s former chief executive, died Friday, the company said. “Over the...
ANALYSIS – Breakup of Insurers’ Climate Coalition Driven by U.S. Regulation Fears June 2, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes The success of Republicans in triggering the breakup of a coalition of insurance firms aimed at tackling climate change is...
People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Bloomer as Chair, Succeeding Childs; SCOR Names de Varenne as Group CFO and Deputy CEO May 30, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details executive appointments at Hiscox and SCOR. A summary of these new hires follows...
Update: List of Insurers Exiting Climate Group Grows, Including Lloyd’s, Tokio Marine May 30, 2023 By Aaron Clark, Nao Sano and Alastair Marsh The list of firms walking out of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance continued to grow this week, adding to an...
Climate Alliance Sounds Alarm on ‘Political Attacks’ on Insurers May 26, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes “Political attacks” are interfering with insurers’ efforts to price climate risks, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero said on...
UPDATE: ESG-Bashing Triggers More Defections From Insurer Climate Group May 25, 2023 By Alastair Marsh The world’s biggest climate alliance for insurers has started hemorrhaging members, after Republican attorneys general accused the group of antitrust...
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...