Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide, a Verisk Analytics business, has released a new earthquake model for India that estimates losses to residential, commercial and small industrial buildings as well as automobiles. The model’s seismicity analysis covers areas with seismic activity …
Latitude Brokers, the Hong Kong-based marine insurance specialist, has opened an office in Singapore, their second in Asia. With the continued growth of the marine markets in Singapore as well as the Lloyd’s platform, the Singapore office is an essential …
Cooper Gay, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, has appointed Jonathan Prinn as head of global placement. He takes up his new role on Sept. 12 and will report to Steve Hearn, group CEO. Prinn brings over two decades …
Market falls triggered by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will hit British insurers’ capital, raising concerns over their ability to pay dividends or hand cash back to investors. New European capital Solvency II rules introduced in January require …
Investors will consider hoarding cash in vaults as government bond yields fall deeper into negative territory following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, according to Talanx AG, Germany’s third-biggest insurer. “Storing physical cash as an alternative to paying …
Chubb announced the leadership of its property & casualty (P/C) risk engineering team in Europe, all effective immediately. Paul Brooke, formerly head of property risk engineering, UK and Ireland for legacy ACE, will serve as head of P/C risk engineering …
Britons were voting on Thursday on whether to stay in the European Union in a referendum that could change the face of Europe and is being nervously watched by financial markets and politicians across the world. A British exit, or Brexit, would …
Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Neon, formerly known as Marketform, has appointed Mireille Dolonen as Marine & Offshore Construction underwriter. With over 20 years of experience in the Marine & Offshore Construction space, Dolonen “will bring a wealth of expertise to Neon and …
A new U.K. law, designed to make it harder for insurers to dispute commercial insurance claims, could lead to more intense price competition and slimmer margins for the sector, according to Fitch Ratings. The Insurance Act, due to take effect …
Global Indemnity plc announced that its board of directors unanimously approved a plan to redomicile from Ireland to the Cayman Islands. Shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of completing the reorganization proposal at a special shareholders meeting. If …