February 22, 2024
Zurich Insurance posted a better-than-expected annual operating profit on Thursday and announced a share buyback of up to 1.1 billion Swiss francs ($1.25 billion), as insurers ride out the impact of a global pandemic, wars and climate disasters. Operating profit …
February 6, 2024
Lex Greensill’s fraud and “conspiracy” with commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta should prevent the financier’s collapsed bank from making a $400 million claim, Zurich Insurance Group said in a London lawsuit. Greensill Bank AG’s administrators sued Zurich to recoup losses of …
January 10, 2024
Risk specialists see extreme weather and misinformation as most likely to trigger a global crisis in the next couple of years, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday said. While extreme weather was identified as the bigger risk …
December 29, 2023
Yes, another year has flown by, and it’s once again time for the top international Insurance Journal stories of 2023. This year, they are a real hodgepodge of topics, ranging from hard market trends, to faulty wind turbines, to the …
December 15, 2023
As firms across the City of London consider clamping down on working from home, Schroders Plc is sticking to its policy of letting workers decide how much time they spend in the office. “Flexible working provides a strong link to …
November 16, 2023
Zurich Insurance Group announced that its subsidiary, Farmers Group Inc. (FGI), has agreed to acquire three insurance brokers of the Farmers Exchanges for US$760 million. The deal also includes the Farmers Exchanges’ flood program servicing arm. The wholesale brokerages – …
November 14, 2023
Economic and societal threats – such as an economic downturn, inflation, and an erosion of social cohesion – rank among the biggest risks in G20 countries over the next two years, according to a global survey of business leaders conducted …
November 2, 2023
Zurich Insurance Co. has agreed to buy a majority stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Co. for 40.51 billion rupees ($487 million), including infusion of fresh capital. The Switzerland-based insurer will buy 51% stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank’s insurance unit …
October 18, 2023
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Zurich Insurance, Arch Insurance and Liberty Specialty Markets. A summary of these new hires follows here. Zurich Promotes Fritz to CEO Zurich Nordic Zurich Insurance has appointed Mattias Fritz, currently Nordic …
October 3, 2023
Cinven is considering a sale of German life insurer Viridium after another of its insurance investments in Europe, Eurovita, was hit by heavy customer outflows earlier in the year, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The private equity …