Private equity firms, corporations and strategic investors increasingly sought out transactional risk insurance last year to reduce deal risk, according to a new report by Marsh.
For the upcoming rounds of reinsurance renewals in the Asia-Pacific region on 1 January 2022 and 1 April 2022, Hannover Re anticipates stable reinsurance conditions and prices with more pronounced positive changes for treaties that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or other losses.
The negative impact of rising inflation on the insurance industry’s financial position is leveraged and multi-faceted affecting both profitability and capital position, says Willis Re in a note which is titled “Global (re)insurance: Underlying profitability improves at H1 but inflation and rate deceleration remain concerns”.
Acccording to the latest sigma report titled “World insurance: the recovery gains pace” by Swiss Re, many respondents to a consumer survey feel under-insured and aim to buy more protection, despite most owning medical and life insurance.
Fitch Ratings has conducted a peer review of six composite insurers in the Asia Pacific region and assessed their profitability to be 'Very Strong' to 'Good'.
The global reinsurance market is approaching equilibrium, or so says a new report from Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson.
According to rankings and analyses released yesterday by Insuramore, a provider of services and consultancy with a primary focus on the insurance sector, the world's top 20 insurance broking groups as measured by total insurance broking revenues in 2020 (combined of fees and commissions earned) accounted for just over a half (52,3%) of global insurance broking revenues in 2020.
Positive pricing momentum has driven premium growth in the global reinsurance sector in the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report from Willis Re.
While there is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the auto insurance market, a new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions found that last year was a “rollercoaster year” for business trends.
Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS has launched its inaugural private equity, M&A and tax report, ‘Redefining M&A Insurance for the 2020s’. The report, which provides a holistic view of how M&A insurance interacts with the wider M&A sphere globally, also gives a first look at behaviors and trends following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.