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22 12, 2020

Ryan Specialty’s Renewables MGU Forms Partnership with Generali

By | December 22nd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Ryan Specialty’s Renewables MGU Forms Partnership with Generali

Power Energy Risk (PERse), the largest U.S.-based renewable energy managing general underwriter and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has formed a strategic partnership with Generali’s P/C division Global Corporate & Commercial UK. The agreement aims at addressing renewables-related …

18 12, 2020

AXA XL Names Marsh’s Barker to Lead Aviation Insurance Business in Canada

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AXA XL Names Marsh’s Barker to Lead Aviation Insurance Business in Canada

AXA XL has appointed Alex Barker to lead its aviation insurance business in Canada. Barker will report to Eric Donofrio, chief underwriting officer, Aerospace, Americas, and to Renato Rodrigues, country manager, Canada. Barker joins AXA XL from Marsh and MacLennan …

18 12, 2020

COVID Vaccine Rollout Spurs Demand for Extra Insurance Coverage

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID Vaccine Rollout Spurs Demand for Extra Insurance Coverage

LONDON – Speedy global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air and sea in ultra cold conditions will lead to a jump in cargo insurance rates and spur demand for new areas of coverage, leaving underwriters on high alert. Pharmaceutical companies …

18 12, 2020

Climate Change Poses Much Greater Existential Risk for the World Than COVID-19

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Climate Change Poses Much Greater Existential Risk for the World Than COVID-19

Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change ultimately will be managed by “bending the curve” of temperature rises and lowering greenhouse gas emissions, according to Rowan Douglas, Head of Climate and Resilience Hub at Willis Towers Watson. But that’s where …

18 12, 2020

S. African Insurer Guardrisk Will Not Challenge Court Ruling on COVID-19 Claims

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on S. African Insurer Guardrisk Will Not Challenge Court Ruling on COVID-19 Claims

JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Guardrisk will not further challenge a court process that has found it liable to pay clients’ rejected coronavirus-related claims, it said late on Thursday. Guardrisk, the country’s fourth-largest non-life insurer, and its peers around the …

18 12, 2020

Judgment in UK COVID Business Interruption Appeal Will Be Handed Down in January

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judgment in UK COVID Business Interruption Appeal Will Be Handed Down in January

LONDON – There will be no judgment in an appeal over business interruption insurance this year, Britain’s markets watchdog said on Tuesday, dashing hopes of an early outcome in a case that could affect billions of pounds in claims. Britain’s …

18 12, 2020

Brexit Trade Talks Reach Impasse with Both UK and EU Demanding Compromise

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Brexit Trade Talks Reach Impasse with Both UK and EU Demanding Compromise

BRUSSELS/LONDON – The European Union said on Friday there were just hours left to strike a Brexit trade deal while Britain called on the bloc to see sense as the two sides race to prevent a turbulent finale to the …

18 12, 2020

Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis

Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence and data analytics company. Together, they are developing insurance solutions that enable organizations to respond to the rapidly changing, increasingly …

18 12, 2020

COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – And Their Cargo and Crews

By | December 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – And Their Cargo and Crews

From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over the Port of Beirut, 900 meters away. When the flaming warehouse exploded, the force of the blast knocked Nabiyev flat …

17 12, 2020

Japan Post’s Insurance Unit Plans $2.9 Billion Buyback of Shares from Parent

By | December 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Japan Post’s Insurance Unit Plans $2.9 Billion Buyback of Shares from Parent

Japan Post Holdings Co.’s insurance unit plans to buy back about 300 billion yen ($2.9 billion) of shares from its parent, giving the insurer more freedom to expand its business, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The holding …