Allianz solvency ratio may drop below target amid pandemic
Coronavirus, Financial Results, P/C Insurers Allianz
Alipay Ant Forest, the catalyst for enabling citizen action towards carbon reduction
According to the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA), by introducing nudging and incentives on digital platforms, there is potential for substantial behavioural change among digitally-savvy consumers. This can act as a springboard for scalable global climate change mitigation and reduce 8.6% of emissions from public transport.
PODCAST: New leadership tandem at ARA
Industry unsure what impact CrowdStrike outage will have on cyber insurance market, poll suggests
According to a recent poll from Reinsurance News, the re/insurance industry appears to be unsure in regards to how big of an impact the recent CrowdStrike IT global outage will have on the standalone cyber insurance market.
AM Best maintains Stable outlook for Japan’s non-life insurance industry
AM Best is maintaining a stable outlook on Japan’s non-life insurance industry, emphasising the sector’s profitable and stable underwriting practices and robust capital base amid financial market uncertainties.
Survey reveals tech sector’s greenwashing fears
The vast majority of top level executives in the tech industry believe that it is guilty of greenwashing, according to recently published research.
Chubb promotes Jim Shevlin to Division President of ESIS
Global re/insurer Chubb has appointed Jim Shevlin as Division President of ESIS, reporting to Matt Merna, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, North America Major Accounts.
P&C metrics largely unaffected by COVID, says AM Best
Analysts at AM Best have reported that US property and casualty (P&C) insurers have seen only “limited” impact from COVID-19 on their operating performance metrics.
Acrisure appoints Aaron Radelet as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Global fintech Acrisure has announced the appointment of Aaron Radelet to the newly created role of Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.
Consumer coalition presses FCA to abandon e-mail deletion plans
A coalition of consumer groups and advocates have written to UK ministers calling for the FCA to abandon its plans to delete most emails automatically after a year.
Apple reaches deal with EC on NFC payments access
Apple has staved off massive European Commission fines by agreeing to open up the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments to third-party providers.
ILS market likely to rally as capacity needs grow
Agents and Brokers, Catastrophes, Insurance-linked Securities, P/C Insurers, Reinsurance European Union Aon, Guy Carpenter & Co., Lockton, Munich Re, Swiss Re
No basis to expect Everest’s casualty reinsurance to mirror insurance portfolio: CEO Williamson
Jim Williamson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, said yesterday that there’s no reason to expect the firm’s casualty reinsurance portfolio to perform in the same way as its “bottom quartile” primary casualty book.














