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Insurance
A major global cyber-attack has the potential to trigger $53 billion of economic losses, roughly the equivalent to a catastrophic natural disaster like 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, according to a scenario described in new research by Lloyd’s and cyber risk analytics modelling firm Cyence. 17 July 2017
Insurance
Berlin-based finleap, a company builder specialising in fintech, has raised €41.5 million in a new funding led by Chinese insurer Ping An‘s Global Voyager Fund. 19 November 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based re/insurer AXIS Capital's CEO reports “strong” second quarter results were “made possible” by continuing improvement in core underwriting margins, operating return on equity of 12.3 percent, and a 6 percent growth in book value per share. 31 July 2019
Insurance
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed state-run General Insurance Corporation (GIC) to retain the first right to offer reinsurance in India, BloombergQuint reported citing two people present at the firm’s recent board meeting. 1 October 2018
Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group is acquiring 80 percent of PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika (Adira Insurance), a property and casualty (P&C) insurer in Indonesia, from PT Bank Danamon Indonesia and a minority investor. 27 September 2018
Insurance
US-based insurtech Slice Labs, which offers cloud-based on-demand insurance, has raised an additional $20 million in Series A funding to further expand its offering on a global scale. 27 September 2018
News
Bermuda-based Aspen has appointed Emil Issavi, president and chief underwriting officer of Aspen Re, to lead its reinsurance business, succeeding CEO Thomas Lillelund. 8 August 2018
Insurance
The hailstorm that spread across part of Texas on June 6 - with baseball sized hail reported in Dallas, Tarrant, and Denton counties - is estimated to result in insured losses close to $1 billion, according to Karen Clark & Company (KCC). 12 June 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
While insurance-linked securities (ILS) are now estimated to be providing around 15 percent of total reinsurance capacity, SCOR CEO Denis Kessler believes that it could grow to 25 percent or a maximum of 30 percent. 6 November 2018
Insurance
The Hartford Financial Services Group CEO Chris Swift is seeking acquisitions in the specialty and commercial spaces while de-emphasizing share buybacks. 30 July 2018
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