Global reinsurance firm, Swiss Re, on Wednesday announced its acquisition of Fathom, Bristol, UK-based provider of water risk intelligence and flood models, under an arrangement that make the firm retain its own brand and work closely with the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions division to further develop and distribute its innovative flood and climate risk data, maps, […]
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has confirmed that it is mulling an initial public offering (IPO) of its ordinary shares in 2024, subject to satisfactory market conditions. A news report from Reinsurance News, an industry-focused online medium, on Monday indicated the announcement from the risk underwriting firm confirmed a previous report […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Pension Funds Operators’ Association of Nigeria, Mr. Oguche Agudah, disclosed Friday that the National Pension Commission (PenCom) recovered N24.8 billion of funds unremitted by employers in the third quarter of 2023. Agudah, who spoke at a media parley with the theme “At the dawn of 20 years of pension […]
Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, in its latest research analysis has projected that natural catastrophes would surpass recent years’ losses, as a high frequency of low single-digit billion-dollar loss events take insurance and reinsurance industry losses above the $100 billion mark for the fourth consecutive year. A news report on Thursday from […]
Aon, a global re/insurance brokerage firm, has announced its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Amini, an innovator in space technology and artificial intelligence, to increase crop insurance capacity across Africa, support smallholder farmers’ resilience and accelerate the use of nature positive practices. The partnership is also expected to help in reducing supply […]
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Wednesday hinted of its plans to increase maximum deposit insurance coverage payment to depositors of liquidated Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs), and Microfinance Banks (MFBs) in furtherance of its financial system stability roles. Similarly, the corporation disclosed that it had introduced the Single Customer View […]
The African Reinsurance Corporation has announced its financial results for the first nine months of this year, which reflected a strong growth in Net Nrofit to $75.4 million and a “remarkable improvement” compared to the loss recorded at the end of the same period of 2022. A news report from Reinsurance News, an online medium […]
A new research report from Fitch Ratings has reflected the growing vulnerability of European insurers to weather-related losses, primarily attributed to reinsurers reducing coverage against medium-sized natural catastrophe risks. The trend, which commenced in 2022, is exemplified by results from the Italian non-life market, demonstrating a notable impact on profitability following reinsurance cutbacks. According a […]
A new report published by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) indicated that global debt stock reached a historic high of $307.4 trillion in the third quarter of 2023, with the debt-to-output ratio in emerging markets reaching an unprecedented level during the quarter In the latest report published on Thursday, the financial services trade group […]
As 2024 fast approaches, analysts at investment bank, Morgan Stanley, currently don’t see any sign of headwinds to affect reinsurance pricing for the renewals and into the next year, with capital supply remaining balanced in the sector. A news report from Artemis.bm, an online medium, quotes the investment bank analysts as saying that results seen […]