Emerging Risks/Markets Offer New Opportunities: 2017 Predictions, Part 3 December 21, 2016 By L.S. Howard Insurers and reinsurers continue to look for organic growth where they can find it – sometimes from emerging risks and...
Insured Cat Losses in 2016 Totaled $49B, with $158B of Economic Costs: Swiss Re December 15, 2016 More than 10,000 people died as a result of natural and man-made disasters during 2016, with financial losses totaling at...
Swiss Re’s U.S. Solar Power Plant is One Part of Its Climate Change Commitment December 1, 2016 By Don Jergler Swiss Re’s solar power installation at its U.S. headquarters in Armonk, N.Y., a 2-megawatt facility expected to be up and...
Emerging Markets to Drive Insurance Sector Growth in 2017: Swiss Re November 28, 2016 The global economy is expected to grow moderately over the next two years, supporting continued growth in insurance premium volumes,...
Insurtech Startups Attract Growing List of Traditional Insurer Partners November 28, 2016 By Oliver Suess Listening to Andrew Rear talk about insurers, you wouldn’t think he works for one that’s been around for 136 years....
African Demand for Political & Trade Credit Cover Rises Ahead of Kenya Elections November 10, 2016 By Joseph Burite African Trade Insurance Agency, an insurer covering political and trade credit risk across 13 nations, said it’s seeing higher demand...
Swiss Re Breaks Ground on New York Solar Power Installation November 1, 2016 Global reinsurer Swiss Re has broken ground on the largest solar power installation in Westchester County, New York. When completed...
Big Data Gathered by Twitter Monitoring Could Cut Premiums – and Erode Privacy October 24, 2016 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi When people take to Twitter to comment on the great evening they enjoyed with good food and wonderful friends, reducing...
Western Insurers Slowly Re-Enter Deals with Iran – a Market Valued at $9B October 21, 2016 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn Western insurers are slowly reaching deals with Iran as they seek to re-enter a multi-billion dollar market although the pace...
More Insurers Disclosing Climate Change Risks, Report Shows October 20, 2016 By Don Jergler Insurers in the U.S. are increasingly willing to disclose their risk management practices related to climate change, and that in...