Global insurance trends

Atradius Sees Variable Recovery From Pandemic

The global economy is forecast to recover almost fully from the pandemic-driven recession but there are major divergences in the pace of recovery across the world, report economists from trade credit insurer Atradius. The latest Atradius Economic […]

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MAPFRE Predicts 4.5% Economic Growth Across The Globe

MAPFRE Economics expects the global economy to grow an average of 4.5 percent in 2021 and 2022. Economic activity will return to normal in the middle of the third quarter of this year, although overall, […]

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Survey Finds SMEs Struggling, But There Is Finance Out There

Following reports that many financial institutions have cut access to the state-backed loans, even though the scheme has been extended until the end of next November, Purbeck Insurance Services, provider of the UK’s only Personal […]

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Brits Have More Cash To Invest After Lockdown, But Uncertain Choices

The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has changed attitudes towards saving and investing in more than half of us, according to a survey of its customers by leading rural insurer NFU Mutual. Fifty-two per-cent […]

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Will 2020 See a Tsunami Of Insolvencies in The UK Economy?

Insolvencies in the UK are forecast to jump by 27% this year, slightly higher than the global average rise of 26%, reveals a new economic research report by top trade credit insurer Atradius. The latest Atradius Insolvency […]

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India’s Insurance Market Set to Grow 4%, Says GlobalData Research

India’s general insurance industry is set to grow by 4.0% in 2020, compared to the 10% in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData has revised India’s insurance forecast in the […]

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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, […]

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Marsh and World Economic Forum Highlights Global Cyber Risk

Economic issues dominate concerns for business executives around the world, according to the World Economic Forum’s Regional Risks for Doing Business 2019 report. In a survey of nearly 13,000 business leaders in over 130 countries, respondents ranked […]