All News articles – Page 157
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NewsMPs to buttress post-Brexit Britain as a financial centre
Britain’s lawmakers launched an inquiry on Friday aimed at ensuring its financial services remain globally competitive after the country’s full departure from the European Union next month.
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NewsArdonagh grows adjusted EBITDA by 14.4% in first nine months of 2020
Group chief executive adds that the broker has a ‘strong trajectory into the final quarter of 2020’
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NewsCovid-19 pandemic accelerates ‘slow burn of digitalisation’ in insurance by tapping data
In a recent webinar, BGC’s managing director discussed how data can change the insurance industry
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NewsRSA accepts takeover offer
RSA has formally accepted the takeover offer of £7.2bn from two overseas insurers – Canadian insurer, Intact Financial Corporation and Scandanavian insurer Tryg.
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NewsAutomated underwriting is a ‘huge opportunity’ for the insurance industry – Ki
Algorithmic underwriting, also known as automated underwriting, is a huge opportunity for the insurance market.
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News‘The biggest risk for insurers is reputation’ says Aviva’s Blanc
The insurer boss adds that the industry’s reputational damage arising from the business interruption test case has left her feeling ‘very sad’ and that the industry needs to ‘not shoot ourselves in the foot as much as we do’
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NewsComparetheMarket slapped with fine for breaking competition rules
Price comparison site ComparetheMarket imposed ‘most favoured nation’ clauses on its home insurance contracts over a two-year period
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NewsLloyd’s pandemic losses worse than predicted, says chairman Carnegie-Brown
The insurance market previous estimated losses would be around the $107bn mark, but has revised that figure upwards
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NewsOver half of insurance staff want to remain home working post pandemic - KPMG
Financial services employees under the age of 30 are the most keen to continue working from home on a permanent basis
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NewsArgo Group and ACORD Solutions Group partner to enable automated data extraction and processing of insurance documents
ACORD Data Standards are widely used throughout the insurance industry, accounting for half of global gross written premium.
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NewsQIC Group appoints new CEO for Oman Qatar Insurance Company to drive forward strategic developments
This step comes in line with QIC Group’s consistent strategic approach that aims to focus on identifying local talent and empowering them to spearhead key developments within the QIC Group
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NewsQBE joins the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is an international group of institutional investors who are committed to transitioning their investment portfolios to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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NewsElectric vehicle prices are main barrier to PM’s green ambitions
Insurer LV= advocates the use of ‘fiscal incentives’ to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles
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NewsMetLife Foundation provides $4 million in grants to support ongoing covid-19 relief efforts
“The pandemic has compounded housing and food insecurity in our communities and continues to have an outsized impact on small businesses,” said Mike Zarcone, head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for MetLife and Chairman of MetLife Foundation.
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NewsPartnerRe reports third quarter and nine month 2020 Results
PartnerRe today reported net income available to common shareholder of $206 million for the third quarter of 2020
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NewsCrawford and Company actively seek ‘bolt-on’ acquisitions
Its overall aim is to create long-term value for its shareholders
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NewsIndia’s insurance platform Turtlemint raises $30 million
Only a fraction of India’s 1.3 billion people currently have access to insurance. Insurance products had reached less than 3% of the population as of 2017, according to rating agency ICRA.
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NewsEnstar to sell Starstone Lloyd’s managing agency to newly formed venture Inigo
Enstar, Stone Point and Dowling funds will receive $30 million of consideration from the sale of SUL in the form of Inigo shares upon closing.
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NewsIota considered the strongest hurricane in history to hit Nicaragua, government says
More than 400,000 people in Nicaragua were affected by the storm as it made landfall near Haulover, Tuesday as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph, according to the NHC.
