International & Reinsurance News for December 2019
- Climate Forecast for 2020s Is Warmer, Stormier and More Extreme: Opinion
- Eight Crew Members Kidnapped from Greek Tanker Anchored Near Cameroon
- Germany Aims to Thwart African Swine Fever Edging Closer to Borders
- Australia’s Wildfire Crisis Intensifies as Locals, Tourists Seek Refuge on Beaches
- Venice Floods to Cost St. Mark’s Cathedral at Least $5.5 Million in Damage
- Typhoon Phanfone Kills at Least 41 in Philippines, Destroys Homes, Crops
- Thousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Through Southeast Australia
- Financial Services Industry Must Act Faster on Climate Change: Bank of England Chief
- China Will Begin in Earnest in 2020 to Open Its Great Financial Wall
- Danske Bank Sued by International Investors over Money Laundering Scandal
- Piracy Surges Along Southeast Asia’s Straits of Malacca and Singapore
- Plane Operated by Bek Air Crashes in Kazakhstan, Killing 12, Injuring Dozens
- Insured Property Losses for December 2018 Sydney Hailstorms Rise to A$798M: PERILS
- Japan Post’s Insurance Sales Suspended by Regulator; Top Executives Resign
- $584B at Risk From Cat Events in 2020: University of Cambridge Study
- Vietnam-Linked Hackers Steal Intellectual Property from Competitors: Experts
- Vatican Tribunal Processes ‘Tsunami’ of Clergy Sex Abuse Complaints
- Sirius Expands Facultative Cover, Tapping Underwriters from Asia Capital Re
- Japan Post’s Share Sale Faces Delays After Scandals at Insurance Unit: Sources
- Notre Dame Fire Reveals Global Safety Lapse Over Dangers of Lead Dust
- Australia’s Bushfires Destroy Nearly 200 Homes, Claim Another Life
- City of London’s Unity Begins Cracking over Brexit Trade Deal: Opinion
- U.S. Law Firms ‘Hounded’ Relatives of Ethiopian Airlines’ Crash Victims
- Bank of England Enhances Scrutiny of Lloyd’s Whistleblower Systems
- Guy Carpenter Appoints Schepens from Allianz as Benelux CEO
- Venice Hotels Suffer Nearly $34M in Damages from November’s Floods
- Canada Pension Fund OMERS to Buy Stake in Fairfax Run-off Unit, RiverStone UK
- Insured Losses in 2019 Estimated at $56B, Down from $93B Last Year: Swiss Re
- Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach
- Legacy Acquirer DARAG Completes Portfolio Transfer with Germany’s SOVAG
- Deadly Danish Train Accident Caused by Improperly Secured Trailer: Report
- U.K. Business Executives, Economists, Politicians React to New BoE Boss Bailey
- U.K. Names Bailey as Bank of England Chief, Succeeding Carney
- MS Amlin to Exit U.K. P/C Classes as Part of Underwriting Review
- Airlines Liable for Hot Drink Burns During Flights, EU Court Rules
- S&P Assigns A- Rating to Fidelis Insurance Units; Holding Company at BBB
- Heatwave Gripping Australia Exacerbates Devastating Bushfires
- Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies
- Alibaba Unveils Management Changes Including CEO for Ant Financial
- Starr Taps Swiss Re’s Nawrath as Underwriting Chief for New Aviation Unit in Germany
- British Accountants Under Pressure to Do More to Detect Fraud at Companies
- Irish Plane Lessor Seeks $185M from Boeing for 737 MAX-Related Losses
- UK Financial Services Sector Remains Resilient Ahead of Brexit: Research
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s SBW Employee Benefits
- British Watchdog FCA Probes Data Sharing in Financial Services
- Pirates Attack Oil Tanker in West Africa, Kidnapping Another Crew
- Ed Bermuda Taps Simons from Marsh as Head of Business Development
- New UK Broker McGill & Partners Grows Rapidly in First 6 Months of Trading
- There’s a 60,000-Year-Old Method to Help Battle Australia’s Bushfires
- Bermuda Gains Reciprocal Status With U.S. Starting in 2020
- Catholic Church Abuse Allegations Being Raised in Japan
- Another Industrial Tragedy in Bangladesh as Fire at Plastics Factory Kills 13
- Hunt for Survivors Underway After Earthquake Hits Philippines Island Trade Building
- Uber Appeals Denial of License in London
- Hong Kong Financial Firms Fear Potential Beijing Interference in Contracts
- Regulator Weighs Halting Japan Post Insurance Sales – Nikkei
- EU Top Court to Hear Privacy Issues of Tech Firms’ Personal Data Transfers
- 5 Argo Group Directors Will Retire; Early Annual Meeting Planned
- Driver Privacy Concerns in Auto Insurance. There’s an App for That.
- Vale Says Mine Collapse in Brazil Partially Linked to High Water Level
- Big Victory for Johnson and Conservatives Clears Way for Quick Brexit
- Ping An’s OneConnect Raises $312 Million in Expanded U.S. IPO
- Shipping Industry and Insurers Face Uncertain New Fuel Risks and Rules
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Faces Potential Liability for New Zealand Volcano Deaths
- IPO for Ping An’s OneConnect Cut in Half
- What’s At Stake for Britain’s Economy as Voters Go to Polls Today?
- North Korean Hackers Found Partnering With Eastern European Cyber Criminals
- Insurtech, Data Help Canadian Farmers Cut Lending, Insurance Costs
- Moody’s Sees Low Interest Rates Hurting French P/C Insurers’ Profits in 2020
- Allianz UK Launches ‘Cyber Select’ Offering for Mid-Size Corporations
- Germany, Global Parametrics, Hannover Re Launch Climate Impact Fund
- New Zealand Tragedy Raising Questions About Live Volcano Tourism
- Fast-Growing German Insurtech Wefox Raises $110 Million More
- China Moves to Secure Government Ownership Control of Insurers, Banks
- Former Lloyd’s CEO Beale, Grant Thornton CEO Chipman Join Clyde Law Firm Board
- Venice Floods, Australia Bushfires, India Cyclone Top November Catastrophes
- India’s Top Court Reaffirms Content Immunity for Internet Firms in Google Case
- Brown & Brown to Acquire Canadian MGA Special Risk Insurance Managers
- Chubb Becomes First P/C Insurer to Invest in African Trade Insurance Agency
- Victor Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2288; Frances Named Active Underwriter
- Group Warns Climate Regulations Could Disrupt Investment Strategies
- Canadian Regulators Approve Genworth Sale of Stake to Brookfield
- 8 People Presumed Dead After New Zealand Island Volcano Eruption
- Brit Launches the First ILS Fund at Lloyd’s
- EU Regulators to Weigh If Antitrust Rules Fit for Today’s Global, Digital Markets
- 5 Dead, Others Missing After Volcano Erupts in New Zealand
- Big Tech May Be Required to Share Customer Data with Financial Firms
- World Health Experts Warn Nipah Virus from Bats Poses ‘Serious Epidemic Potential’
- New Delhi Factory Fire Takes 43 Lives
- UK Judge Blocks Nigerian Court’s Oil Spill Damages Order Against Shell
- Political Risk Losses Up in 2019, Hitting 68% of Surveyed Firms: WTW
- U.K. Investment Firm Centricus Forms Insurance Venture with Ex-Goldman Partner
- Pirates Hijack Fully Loaded Supertanker Off Nigeria, Kidnapping 19 Crew
- Gallagher Names Partington CEO of Canadian Brokerage Operations
- Swiss Re to Sell U.K. Insurer ReAssure to Phoenix Group for $4.3B in Cash, Shares
- Australia’s Bushfires Push Choking Haze over Sydney
- Trov, U.K.’s Lloyds Banking Group Partner on Digital Renters Insurance App
- Lloyd’s Launches Space Insurance Policy for Emerging Private Space Sector
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Blueleaf Consulting
- Legacy Specialist Catalina Holdings to Acquire Asia Capital Reinsurance Group
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Taps AIG’s Adams as Head of Surety, Canada
- High Distribution Costs and How to Fix Them
- After Oil Field Attacks, Saudi Aramco Seeks Terrorism Insurance from London Market
- Chubb Makes Joyce Head of Industry Practices, Other Appointments for UK, Ireland
- Insurer Estimates $2.5 Trillion Price Tag for 10-Year Fight Against Climate Change
- Directors and Officers Face Significantly Higher Range of Risks: Allianz Report
- Art Thefts, Such as Dresden Jewelry Heist, Are Here to Stay: Opinion
- Death Toll from Typhoon Kammuri Rises as Storm Passes South of Manila in Philippines
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions ONE Form Offers Standardized Global Property Policy
- Pro Global Confirms Niemczewski Has Stepped Down as CEO
- Generali’s Talks to Buy MetLife’s Europe Assets Stall over Price Differences: Sources
- Canada’s Westland Insurance Appoints Fraser as Chief People Officer
- Was It an Act of War? That’s Merck Cyber Attack’s $1.3 Billion Insurance Question.
- HSBC to Shift $20 Billion Worth of Assets to Blockchain-Based Platform
- China’s Insurance Giant Ping An Increasingly Focuses on ‘Technology Plus Finance’
- Typhoon Kammuri Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 3, Displacing 500,000 More
- Arch Capital Group Finalizes Acquisition of Barbican Group Holdings
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Offers Commercial Crime Cover in Asia Market
- European Investors Urge Big-Four Auditors to Take Action on Climate Risks
- Hong Kong Insurance Sales to Mainland Chinese Clients Drop 18% on Escalating Protests
- France to Require Insurers, Banks to Run Climate Change Stress Tests in 2020
- Zurich CEO Says Big Transnational M&As Won’t Solve Industry Fragmentation: Report
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