Swiss Re Revamps Structure by Splitting Reinsurance Biz, Creating Client Business Unit February 2, 2023 Swiss Re announced plans to streamline its organizational structure by splitting its current Reinsurance Business Unit into P&C Re and...
Swiss Re’s CUO Léger Appointed CEO of SCOR, as Rousseau Steps Down January 26, 2023 The SCOR Board of Directors has appointed Swiss Re’s Chief Underwriting Officer Thierry Léger as chief executive officer of SCOR....
Cat Bond Investors Demand Higher Premiums as Weather Becomes More Extreme January 11, 2023 By Lucca de Paoli and Tasos Vossos Investors in the $35 billion catastrophe bond market are demanding the highest premiums in years to cover issuers against disasters,...
Ship Insurers to Cancel War Risk Cover for Russia, Ukraine Following Reinsurer Exit December 28, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul Ship insurers said they are canceling war risk cover across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, following an exit from the region...
Insurers May Refuse to Cover Planes, Ships Exposed to Ukraine Conflict: Sources December 19, 2022 Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers – who...
World Bank Seeks to Restart Cat Bond Issuance to Boost Emerging Nations’ Resilience December 7, 2022 By Esteban Duarte The World Bank is looking to restart the issuance of catastrophe bonds to help developing countries improve their preparedness for...
Hurricane Ian Drives Global Insured Losses of $115B From Natural Disasters: Swiss Re December 1, 2022 By L.S. Howard Hurricane Ian and other natural catastrophes, such as European winter storms, floods in Australia and hailstorms in France and the...
Swiss Re Posts Q3 Loss on Hit From Hurricane Ian, Signals Price Hikes October 28, 2022 Swiss Re reported a third-quarter loss of $442 million driven by claims tied to the damage from hurricane Ian, and...
Swiss Re Expects Claims From Hurricane Ian to Bring Q3 Loss October 18, 2022 Swiss Re forecast on Tuesday a third-quarter net loss of around $500 million after the reinsurance company absorbed preliminary claims...
Taming Global Supply Chain Risks, Holistically September 29, 2022 By L.S. Howard While supply chain risks are insurable, many products do not cover non-damage business interruption, and companies could find they aren’t...