Global insurance trends

Swiss Re Teams Up With One Concern on Smarter Asset Valuations

This is clever stuff, because it goes beyond the mere rebuild value of the asset, it maps out the asset’s importance within a local or national infrastructure. So a water treatment/supply works has a more […]

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Life Insurance: Swiss Re Highlights Shorter Lifespan Data

Are lifespans getting shorter, is the death rate increasing in the UK? Yes is the answer to both questions, although nobody is allowed to mention the elephant in the room. Nevertheless, Life and health insurers […]

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Deals: Gallagher Buys Swiss Based Art Broker

Gallagher today announced it has acquired Switzerland-based fine art insurance broker, accurART. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. accurART, a market-leader in Switzerland, specialises in insurance for private art collections, museums, galleries and for fine […]

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Sompo Granted Primary Licence in Swiss Market

Sompo International, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty (re)insurance, today announced the expansion of its operations in Switzerland with the granting of a Swiss insurance branch licence to write primary […]

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Swiss Re Arranges $700m Underwriting Deal With JP Morgan

Swiss Re has successfully closed a multi-year stop-loss transaction with funding led by J.P. Morgan. The deal provides Swiss Re with USD 700 million in underwriting protection, supporting the Group’s pursuit of profitable growth. The […]

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Swiss Re Working With NYC on Flood Relief Funding

Some news from the US market; The Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN), in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ), the Environmental Defense Fund, and SBP, has launched a new pilot […]