Canada Faces Mega-Hurricanes if Climate Change Pushes Storms North: Swiss Re Warns May 21, 2021 By Danielle Bochove Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses...
Swiss Re Scores Profit Despite COVID Death Claims, Catastrophe Losses May 3, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Swiss Re reported consolidated net income of USD 333 million in the first quarter of 2021, despite heightened losses in...
Climate Change Could Cut Global GDP by 18% by 2050 – If Nothing Is Done: Swiss Re April 22, 2021 If nothing is done to combat climate change, global temperatures could rise by 3.2°C within the next 30 years, shrinking...
Alaska Wary of ‘California Style’ Blackouts; Study Assesses Global Hailstorm Trends April 1, 2021 By Don Jergler Alaska could face “California-style” blackouts as climate change increases the state’s wildfire risk. That’s according to an article this week...
Global Insurers Paid $89 Billion for Natural, Manmade Disasters in 2020: Swiss Re March 30, 2021 By L.S. Howard Natural and man-made catastrophes cost the insurance industry US$89 billion in 2020, in the fifth costliest year since 1970, according...
Swiss Re Announces Net-Zero Climate Targets in Underwriting, Investments March 16, 2021 Swiss Re announced new measures to support the transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, which encompass re/insurance underwriting, asset...
Insurers Face Disputes with Their Reinsurers over UK COVID-19 Business Income Claims March 11, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Top insurance companies, ordered by Britain’s highest court to pay thousands of small businesses millions of pounds in claims for...
Swiss Re Forms Strategic Partnership with Satellite Operator and Flood Monitor, ICEYE March 8, 2021 Swiss Re has entered into a strategic partnership with ICEYE, a commercial satellite operator and satellite-based flood monitoring provider. Building...
Swiss Re Reports Larger-Than-Expected Annual Loss of US$878 Million February 19, 2021 Swiss Re swung to a larger-than-expected annual loss on Friday, pressured by $3.9 billion in claims and reserves related to...
As Insurers Exit Coal Underwriting, They May Find It’s Good for Stock Valuations February 2, 2021 By Tim Quinson As far as climate groups like the Sunrise Project are concerned, getting insurers out of the coal underwriting business is...