Hong Kong Insurer FWD Adds Warnings About China Risks in SEC Filings for IPO November 3, 2021 By Scott Murdoch Hong Kong-based insurer FWD Group has told U.S. regulators it cannot guarantee that Beijing would not seek to “intervene or...
Swiss Re Reports Better-Than-Expected Profit Despite Major Claims October 29, 2021 Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Friday it swung to a better-than-expected net profit in the first nine months as...
Swiss Re-Backed Getsafe Gets German Insurance License, Permitting Europe Expansion October 25, 2021 Digital insurer Getsafe has received its insurance license from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. The license will allow Getsafe to accelerate...
FWD Group’s $2 Billion Insurance IPO Stalls in U.S.: Sources October 18, 2021 By Manuel Baigorri and Julia Fioretti Billionaire Richard Li’s U.S. initial public offering of his Asian insurance group, FWD Group Holdings Ltd., is stalling amid regulators’...
German Insurtech Getsafe Raises Another $63M for Full Insurance License October 8, 2021 Getsafe, a digital MGA based in Germany, raised another $63 million in funds, with plans to use the added cash...
Swiss Re Estimates Europe’s July Floods to Cost Insurers $12 Billion October 5, 2021 Swiss Re estimated total insured market losses of the insurance industry due to the July floods in Europe at approximately...
Swiss Re Partners with Insurtech Claim Genius for Efficient Motor Claims Using AI September 22, 2021 Swiss Re is partnering with Claim Genius, an insurtech that provides artificial intelligence (AI) insurance claims solutions, to enhance motor...
Zurich and Swiss Re Leaning Even Greener, While Gen Zers Covet Climate Jobs September 9, 2021 By Don Jergler Zurich is deepening emissions cuts and adding green options for customers. Zurich Insurance Group announced this week it is “taking...
World’s Largest Carbon Capturing Technology Plant Starts in Iceland September 8, 2021 By Nikolaj Skydsgaard The world’s largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start...
Global P/C Premiums Likely to Double by 2040, but Motor Growth Will Slow: Swiss Re September 8, 2021 By L.S. Howard Global property/casualty premiums are expected to more than double to US$4.3 trillion in 2040 from US$1.8 trillion in 2020 –...