News

  • Europe's health insurers spell out pandemic scenarios and effects

    27 January 2020

    Pandemic risk is large part of their catastrophe risk, though small in overall business context

  • Australian hailstorms cost IAG A$169m

    27 January 2020

    Bushfires and discount errors also expected to dent Australian non-life insurer

  • Helvetia acquires majority stake in Spain's Caser for €780m

    24 January 2020

    The Swiss insurer will issue hybrid bonds and equities to finance the purchase

  • FCA promotes Christopher Woolard to interim CEO

    24 January 2020

    Woolard will replace Andrew Bailey who will become governor of the Bank of England in March

  • Insurance claims from Australia's catastrophic summer pass A$2bn

    24 January 2020

    Hail losses reach half the size of bushfire losses

  • Aon and Brit back 'climate-friendly' data standard

    23 January 2020

    The initiative aims to help insurers develop products around climate change

  • New Zealand life insurers face heavy criticism

    23 January 2020

    The insurance regulator highlighted the sector's declining aggregate solvency ratio and high costs

  • Bank sale pushes Gjensidige to record profits

    22 January 2020

    Norwegian insurer still "actively scoping" for acquisitions

  • India postpones implementation of IFRS 17 equivalent: reports

    22 January 2020

    Effective date will be decided after the standard is finalised, says Irdai

  • Nat cats in 2019 hit insurers for $71bn - Aon

    22 January 2020

    The estimate is a notable increase on earlier predictions from Swiss Re and Munich Re