News

Hannover Re Looks at Global Reinsurance Trends

Some insights from Hannover Re, looking detail at the reinsurance market after Covid-19. Hannover Re expects to see significant price increases spanning the various lines of property and casualty reinsurance in the treaty renewals as […]

Business

DBRS Morningstar Releases Reinsurance Commentary

DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled “Reinsurers’ H1 2020 Earnings Recover From Q1 Market Volatility, But Underwriting Results Are Under Pressure” that discusses the mid-year 2020 results of a select sample of large global […]

News

AIG Losses Show The Pandemic Will Continue to Affect All Insurers

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) recently reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. AIG posted an underwriting loss of $343 million in its general insurance business, compared with a $147 million […]

InsureTech

CyberCube Report Highlights Value of Understanding Data

When it comes to managing their data, insurers and reinsurers can learn valuable lessons from the ancient Japanese art of Samurai sword-making, a new report from cyber risk analytics leader CyberCube asserts. In the report, Crafting […]

Global insurance trends

Zurich Offers Insights Into a Post-Covid19 World

John Scott, Head of Sustainability Risk and Zurich Insurance comments in the WEF & Zurich Insurance Covid-19 Risk report: “Increasing inequality, dramatically shifting consumer behaviors and a lockdown that is having a significant toll on young people’s prospects, […]

UK Insurance Trends

Will Social Distancing Lead to More Car Sharing & PAYG Cover?

Millennials and Gen Zs are reducing their outgoings by hundreds of pounds a month in the wake of coronavirus through the sharing economy, according to new research. The study, carried out by flexible car insurance […]

Lloyd's/London Market

London Matters: Is Reinsurance Set to Grow, or Stagnate in 2021?

The London Market Group (LMG) and McKinsey launched the London Matters 2020 report today, an update on the London (re)insurance market’s position between 2010 and 2018. The data and analysis reflect this period, but the report does […]

Big Data

Capgemini World Insurance Report Identifies Key Market Trends

 Capgemini and Efma’s World Insurance Report 2020, published today, reveals that consumers of all ages are adopting a ‘millennial mindset’, and increasingly trusting their own research through various channels to source information and purchase insurance products themselves. Consumers are […]