BNP Paribas is acquiring Fosun Group's 9% shareholding in Belgian insurer Ageas for around €730 million.....
Asia
Despite variations across insurance lines and regions, overall, insurance premium rates remained broadly flat across Asia during Q1-Q3...
Despite variations across insurance lines and regions, overall, insurance premium rates remained broadly flat across Asia during Q1-Q3...
Article / 3 months ago
AXA Weighs Offloading $2B Reinsurance Arm to Cut Disaster Risk – Sources - Claims Journal
One of the world's top insurers is mulling offloading its property reinsurance business in a bid to cut its exposure to natural disasters like hurricanes,
One of the world's top insurers is mulling offloading its property reinsurance business in a bid to cut its exposure to natural disasters like hurricanes,
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Article / 9 months ago
Property market update – Rates and Risks
As we approach the mid-point of 2023, the predictions we made about a hardening property market at the turn of the year have borne out, and the impact of reinsured natural catastrophe losses trickling into
As we approach the mid-point of 2023, the predictions we made about a hardening property market at the turn of the year have borne out, and the impact of reinsured natural catastrophe losses trickling into
Article / 10 months ago
Australasia Underwriting acquires Precision property book - insuranceNEWS.com.au
Australasia Underwriting has acquired the Precision Underwriting property book as part of a growth strategy targeting hard-to-place risks in the...
Australasia Underwriting has acquired the Precision Underwriting property book as part of a growth strategy targeting hard-to-place risks in the...
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Article / 2 years ago
PIB Group completes another Irish swoop - IB
London-headquartered specialist insurance intermediary PIB Group has finalised its acquisition of Alan Tierney & Partners (Tierneys)...
London-headquartered specialist insurance intermediary PIB Group has finalised its acquisition of Alan Tierney & Partners (Tierneys)...
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Article / 2 years ago
QBE simplifies US operations, reveals Australian flood exposure - insuranceNEWS.com.au
QBE announced it is selling its US-based Westwood Insurance Agency for $375 million as part of efforts to simplify its business there...
QBE announced it is selling its US-based Westwood Insurance Agency for $375 million as part of efforts to simplify its business there...
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Article / 2 years ago
COP26 and flood resilience - Flood Focus Issue 6
Thought for the week... COP26 to highlight the importance of flood resilience...
Thought for the week... COP26 to highlight the importance of flood resilience...
Article / 2 years ago
Hong Kong Property Developers Ignore New Territories Flood Risk - Bloomberg
As global warming pushes sea levels higher, the city's largest developers are betting on low-lying areas...
As global warming pushes sea levels higher, the city's largest developers are betting on low-lying areas...
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Article / 3 years ago
Insider in Full: Marsh’s Clarke: Clients are turning to captives in hardening market
Specialty clients are drastically increasing their use of captives and redesigning their insurance programmes from the ground up as they contend with soaring rates, according to Marsh JLT Specialty president Lucy Clarke...
Specialty clients are drastically increasing their use of captives and redesigning their insurance programmes from the ground up as they contend with soaring rates, according to Marsh JLT Specialty president Lucy Clarke...
Article / 3 years ago
Quarterly InsurTech Briefing Q2 2020
This briefing will focus on property insurance as it relates to technology and InsurTech. Property insurance is the second-most dominant line of insurance business in property and casualty (P&C)/non-life...
This briefing will focus on property insurance as it relates to technology and InsurTech. Property insurance is the second-most dominant line of insurance business in property and casualty (P&C)/non-life...
Article / 4 years ago