News

  • Reinsurance proves its worth for US disaster agency

    04 January 2018

    Federal disaster agency took out flood reinsurance for first time last year

  • Sompo expands risks and skills by buying US specialist Lexon

    04 January 2018

    Japanese M&A underscores Fitch's recent prediction of foreign deals in 2018

  • Insurers expecting £20m hit on Liverpool car park fire

    03 January 2018

    Around 1,300 vehicles were destroyed in the 1,000-degree blaze

  • Qatar Re buys insurers to tackle Brexit

    03 January 2018

    Reinsurer to acquire Gibraltar-based firms from Markerstudy Group

  • Zurich sells student portfolio Endsleigh to broker

    03 January 2018

    Endsleigh's profit more than halved in 2016

  • German underwriters divulge biggest cyber threats

    03 January 2018

    The disclosure follows recent regulatory changes on how senior roles are assigned to IT specialists.

  • Eiopa reveals extent of Solvency II reporting exemptions

    02 January 2018

    Regulator expects more dispensations this year

  • Q3 cat losses stop further reductions in reinsurance rates, but do not improve pricing by much

    02 January 2018

    Losses of $136bn set 2017 as one of the worst loss years on record

  • Risk of disruption by Amazon grows as retailer seeks Asian insurer

    02 January 2018

    India's Acko General Insurance reported to be beneficiary of finance

  • Athene sets AGER Bermuda free as European life consolidator

    02 January 2018

    AGER to become Athora Holding and target more back-book business