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Prolonged Iran conflict ‘could expose reinsurers to economic turmoil’
AM Best warns on regional and global impacts of a prolonged war in the Middle East
How a prolonged Gulf conflict could squeeze P&I clubs
Exposure limited for now, as Standard & Poor’s flags possible risk to investment returns
Chubb to lead US reinsurance facility for Gulf shipping
Other American insurance companies have been identified to provide additional reinsurance capacity, Development Finance Corporation says
Gulf war risk premiums top double-digit millions of dollars per trip
Quotes for high-risk vessels could already be at 10% of hull value, but safer ‘plain vanilla’ propositions priced far lower
Insurers like green data centres, but only if the lights stay on
Big Tech is open to renewables and may find innovative ways to save energy — but uninterrupted power is the first priority, WTW experts say
HDI appoints Wilson global head of claims for energy and power
David Wilson joins the industrial insurer from Allianz
Beazley acquires renewable energy MGA kWh Analytics
Acquisition aims to improve Beazley’s modelling and underwriting capabilities for global energy transition
Oka partners with 1089 to back insured carbon asset
New framework embeds invalidation risk cover into advanced fuels credits in bid to strengthen carbon market structure
Cyber and casualty are concerns in the soft market: Axa XL’s Guénot
The insurer’s head of Southern Europe, Julien Guénot, worries about cyber risk volatility and loss deterioration in casualty lines
Aviation safety is a product of the many and not the few
The sustained reduction in aviation fatalities is the result of continuous effort by countless individuals and organisations
LSM names Louth head of aviation
Louth joins insurer from Willis where he was head of broking for global aviation and space
Willis re-enters light and recreational aviation sector
Broker returns to the market for the first time in 30 years following arrival of Crispin Speers team
Prolonged Iran conflict ‘could expose reinsurers to economic turmoil’
AM Best warns on regional and global impacts of a prolonged war in the Middle East
How a prolonged Gulf conflict could squeeze P&I clubs
Exposure limited for now, as Standard & Poor’s flags possible risk to investment returns
Insurers like green data centres, but only if the lights stay on
Big Tech is open to renewables and may find innovative ways to save energy — but uninterrupted power is the first priority, WTW experts say
Hannover Re expects specialty reinsurance losses from Iran war
German reinsurance giant is closely monitoring a number of lines, but not major losses reported to date
LMA pledges to work with US on political risk insurance for shippers
JWC secretary expresses doubt about US effort
Joint war committee revises listed areas following Iran strikes
The JWC confirmed that Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have been added to the listed areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils
Canopius appoints Kimber credit and political risk underwriter
Kimber joins from Swiss Re, where he led the sovereign credit and political risk insurance team across Europe, Middle East and Africa
Interpreting political risk and political violence coverage
The judgement in Hamilton Corporate Member and others v Afghan Global Insurance provides a pragmatic interpretative framework for differentiating political risk from political violence in the context of English insurance law
Pool Re announces £2.75bn retrocession package
Pool Re hails record number of private reinsurance backers
Iran conflict widens political violence exposure across the Middle East
Escalation between the US, Israel and Iran is transforming political violence risk from a contained threat into a multi-jurisdictional accumulation challenge for insurers
Joint war committee revises listed areas following Iran strikes
The JWC confirmed that Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have been added to the listed areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils
UK civil unrest could trigger losses exceeding £4bn
Policing incidents, overseas conflicts and financial shocks could spark disorder capable of causing unprecedented insured losses, according to modelling firm Synthetik
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