International
Generali in Early Discussions About Possibly Buying Credit Agricole Subsidiary
Assicurazioni Generali SpA is in early talks on a possible takeover of Credit Agricole subsidiary La Medicale, as part of plans to expand in European non-life and health insurance businesses, ...
Cyber Insurers Now Requiring Security Steps Along With Higher Premium
Insurers are continuing to take a hard line on underwriting and pricing cyber coverage. While commercial lines prices overall rose 8.9% in the third quarter, cyber premiums increased 27.6%, according ...
Guy Carpenter and Marsh to Combine South Africa Facultative Reinsurance Businesses
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter and insurance broker Marsh, both businesses of Marsh McLennan, said they are combining their South Africa facultative reinsurance operations into a single business, ...
Climate Change Could Fuel Larger Atmospheric Rivers
Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded British Columbia in recent weeks will become larger -- and possibly more destructive -- because of climate change, scientists said. ...
Swiss Re Joins China’s Baidu to Develop Insurance for Autonomous Driving
Swiss Re and Chinese tech giant Baidu are teaming up to further develop the autonomous driving industry, announced Swiss Re. The partnership between Swiss Re and Baidu aims to further develop the ...
China Rules Target Perpetual Bonds Issued by Insurers
China's central bank and banking and insurance regulator issued draft rules on Friday on the issuance of perpetual bonds by country's insurance companies. The new rules aims to improve the capital ...
Insurers Pull Back on Cyber Cover as Ransomware Losses Mount
LONDON – Insurers have halved the amount of cyber cover they provide to customers after the pandemic and home-working drove a surge in ransomware attacks that left them smarting from hefty payouts. ...
From Fire to Floods, Climate Change Challenges Canada’s Fragile Supply Chain
The massive rains that unleashed floods and mudslides in the Canadian province of British Columbia exposed the country's supply chain vulnerability as crucial railways and roads were severed from the ...