Opinion

Car Insurers Need to Recognise Lower Risks During Lockdowns

James Blackham, CEO of UK’s only pay-by-mile car insurance provider By Miles, renews refunds call as insurers’ profits rise “At the start of the first national lockdown, we predicted that insurers would enjoy increased profits as […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Moody’s Outlook for Life Insurers is Stable

The latest forecast from Moody’s for you; In April, we changed the outlook for the US life insurance sector to negative from stable. Although the global economy has begun to rebound, the recovery is fragile […]

News

Hannover Re Financials: Steady Profits Despite Covid19

Hannover Re expects Group net income of more than EUR 800 million for the 2020 financial year. The company increased its reserves for Covid-19-related losses in property and casualty reinsurance by EUR 100 million to […]

Global insurance trends

Hannover Re Financials Show Healthy Profit, Despite Covid-19 Hit

The latest resuts from Hannover Re for you; Hannover Re achieves profit of EUR 402 million for the half-year despite substantially increased risk provision for Covid-19 Reserves for Covid-19 strengthened substantially in first half-year owing […]

Global insurance trends

Moody’s Note on P&C Insurers Profitability Forecasts

The profitability of European property and casualty (P&C) insurers will come under increasing pressure as interest rates are likely to stay low for longer than previously expected amid the slowdown in global growth, and with […]

Business

Latest Hannover Re Results Show Good Start to 2020

Hannover Re boosted its result by 2.5% in the first quarter. Key drivers here were double-digit increases in earnings from life and health reinsurance as well as from the investment portfolio. “In the first quarter […]