News

• CECL will have limited impact on insurers

  31 January 2020

  Third quarter disclosures suggest few US underwriters will be particularly impacted

• Hong Kong insurance union appoints chief executive

  31 January 2020

  Selina Lau will become chief executive after joining HKFI in 1997

• Everest Re expects $215m Q4 nat cat hit

  31 January 2020

  Typhoon Hagibis is largely responsible for Everest Re's projected catastrophe losses

• AIR Worldwide estimates up to 250,000 could be infected with coronavirus

  31 January 2020

  But Fitch says as things stand, Chinese life firms adequately capitalised for earnings hit

  

• Suncorp uses reinsurance after 'unprecedented' natural catastrophes

  31 January 2020

  Australian insurer uses $452m of full-year hazard allowance in seven months

• Scor wins early court case against Barclays in Covéa takeover dispute

  30 January 2020

  The French reinsurer is pursuing civil action against Barclays for breach of confidence

• Länsförsäkringar removes firms from watchlist after thermal coal reduction

  30 January 2020

  OCI and Fortum have been removed from the Swedish insurer's watchlist

• COMMENT: The last Brits left in Brussels

  30 January 2020

  Christopher Cundy mulls on the last Solvency II meeting before the UK leaves the EU

• Insurtech investment hits historic highs

  30 January 2020

  A record high of nearly $2bn was invested in Q4 2019

• Aspen hires Andrew Kudera as group chief actuary

  30 January 2020

  Ex-Validus man takes up role in February