News

  • AIG hit with $7.9bn loss in Q2 on Fortitude sale

    04 August 2020

    Covid-19 losses of $458m "not a capital event" says CEO

  • FCA urges fairness over agreed BI insurance payouts

    04 August 2020

    Warning comes as industry awaits High Court judgment on pandemic BI cover

  • Chubb flags Chinese expansion with increased Huatai stake

    04 August 2020

    The insurer's chief operating officer will manage the Chinese group's strategy

  • Most supervisors rule out IFRS 17 usage for regulatory solvency purposes

    03 August 2020

    IMF/BIS paper concluded most surveyed jurisdictions see no justification to change existing requirements

  • Eiopa releases Solvency II single rulebook

    03 August 2020

    The rulebook will be expanded in future by adding questions and answers

  • Hiscox slumps to near-$140m loss in H1

    03 August 2020

    The specialist insurer set aside $232m for claims related to Covid-19

  • CNP reveals €3.6bn Covid-19 hit in H1

    03 August 2020

    Pre-tax H1 earnings fall 16%

  • Comment: The grave matter of Covid-19 death statistics

    31 July 2020

    Cintia Cheong looks at the reliability of excess deaths

  • Belgian regulator urges insurers to suspend dividends until 2021

    31 July 2020

    France made similar announcement this week

  • Three-quarters of Swiss Re's H1 pandemic losses "unclaimed" so far

    31 July 2020

    Firm to re-evaluate $50bn floor of industry loss estimate if BI cases unfavourable, CFO says