News

New Underwriting Team From Alta Signa Europe

The latest news from Alta Signa Europe; European boutique Managing General Agent (MGA), Alta Signa Europe B.V. (“Alta Signa”), announces the launch of a new European Marine underwriting business. The new unit will focus on […]

Big Data

Data Storage, Power Consumption: It’s a Future Challenge

We love data here at IE mag. It powers the insurance industry, sets pricing, catches fraudsters and sometimes predicts the future. Not picking the winner in the 3.30 at Chepstow type future, but trends like […]

News

Allianz Sponsors New European Storm Cat Bond

The latest from Allianz; Allianz has successfully sponsored a new catastrophe bond (“cat bond”) which will provide the Group with multi-year risk transfer capacity of EUR 250 million to protect itself against European windstorms. This […]

News

QBE Expands Marine Insurance Offer in Europe

Latest news from QBE; Australian insurer QBE has launched a marine offer that will insure international trade for European customers who want to be serviced locally. The marine insurance market has seen a strong performance […]

Insurance claims

Verisk Estimates Storm Ciaran Claims Bill Could Top £1.2bn

The extreme event solutions business unit of Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, estimates industry insured losses due to wind from Winter Storm Ciarán (also named Emir by the Free University […]

News

Demand For Sunshine Holidays Still Strong, Says Staysure

As the school holiday season draws to a close for many, Brits continue to head abroad for some much-needed August sunshine. Data from Staysure shows that while Spain and the Balearic Islands remain our top two favourite holiday […]

News

Ardonagh Completes on Classicus Acquisition

The Ardonagh Group has completed its acquisition of high-net-worth broker Classicus, as it builds on its specialist capabilities and platform for growth in The Netherlands and across Europe. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Classicus provides a range […]