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Capital and Risk, Insurance

Swiss Re to Reduce Cover for Oil, Gas Operations

March 18, 2022

Via: Insurance Journal

Swiss Re, the world’s second biggest reinsurer, said it would increase the number of oil and gas producers for which it refuses cover, following mounting pressure on big business to help the drive to curb a global temperature rise. In […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Activist Group Calls on Insurers to Sue Oil Companies for Climate Damages

November 29, 2021

Via: Insurance Journal

A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related damages, the latest volley in a years-long campaign that pits environmentalists against the insurance industry. The tactic urged by The Sunrise Project, […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Big Europe Reinsurers See Strong 9M Earnings Despite High Natural Disaster Losses

November 15, 2021

Via: Insurance Journal

All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period last year, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. Sharply lower non-life, coronavirus-related claims, strong premium growth and resilient investment […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Insurance Industry Heading to Faster Recovery than After 2008 Financial Crisis: Swiss Re

July 26, 2021

Via: Insurance Journal

The global insurance industry is poised to recover more quickly and forcefully from the pandemic than it did after the 2008 financial crisis, despite such obstacles as low interest rates and inflation risk, insurer Swiss Re AG’s chief Americas economist […]