Archive

  • US flood insurance: bridging the political chasm

    16 October 2018

    Hurricanes Michael and Florence have again drawn attention to the issue of underinsurance of flood risk in the US. The industry says regulators are stymieing the market, and reforms are stuck in a political logjam. InsuranceERM's US editor Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Florida faces "extremely dangerous" cat 4 hurricane Michael

    10 October 2018

    Hurricane is life-threatening, warns NHC

  • ACLI elects JoAnn Martin as 2019 chair

    09 October 2018

    Ameritas CEO joins US-based trade association where she succeeds Transamerica’s Mark Mullin

  • Transamerica to pay $195m to settle universal life lawsuit

    05 October 2018

    Case alleges Aegon subsidiary improperly hiked the monthly charges for 70,000 clients

  • Downgrades jump in US non-life industry

    20 August 2018

    Effects of 2017 natcats not done with yet

  • Experts maintain forecasts of below-average hurricane season

    09 August 2018

    A stark contrast to the devastating impact of the 2017 season

  • Prudential Financial takes on £1bn of Aviva's longevity risk

    08 August 2018

    First deal between the parties

  • Avoid regulatory overkill on climate change, insurers tell IAIS

    27 July 2018

    Sector sees risks of global warming, but can handle these with current rules, industry argues

  • Aegon shows qualified interest in Vivat acquisition

    22 June 2018

    But spare capital best applied to in-house units, CFO says

  • US industry associations announce merger plan

    21 June 2018

    Combined AIA and PCI would represent 60% of the US property casualty market