Europe
Analysis: Aviation insurers prove adaptable
Insurers are adapting to aviation's latest trends, despite low premiums.
Updated: Zurich looks to cut headcount in HQ reshuffle
Zurich Insurance could cut the headcount in its Swiss corporate centre as part of a process to streamline the finance department.
Vienna Insurance Group reports pre-tax profit of €220.5m in H1
Vienna Insurance Group has reported a 9.6% rise in its pre-tax profit to €220.5m (£202.0m) during the first half of 2017 compared to €201.3 (£184.42m) in the same period last year.
IGI Holdings reports improvement in COR despite 'challenging market'
Dubai registered International General Insurance Holdings Limited has reported an improvement in its combined operating ratio from 89.8% in H1 2016 to 81.9% during H1 of this year.
Elite Insurance falls £9.7m short of SCR
Gibraltar-based insurer, Elite Insurance has fallen £9.7m short on its solvency capital requirement in the year to 31 March 2017, despite a sizeable strengthening in its reserves.
Increase in cyber insurance take up to boost commercial sector, says HDI Global CEO
Cyber insurance cover is an increasingly important focus area for HDI Global, according to CEO Christian Hinsch.
HDI Global eyes up international expansion as premiums top £2.5bn in H1
German commercial insurer HDI Global has reported gross written premiums of €2.8bn (£2.5bn) as the business continued to grow in the first half of 2017.
Compre snaps up legacy book from Norway's Gjensidige Forsikring
Compre has acquired a legacy portfolio from the Norwegian insurer Gjensidige Forsikring for an undisclosed sum.
LV's Martin Milliner on the future of vehicle technologies
Wtih the European Commission looking to mandate 19 vehicle technologies to be fitted as standard, Martin Milliner, director of claims at LV, asks how ready the public and insurers are for advanced driver assistance programmes.
Aegon enters strategic partnership with fintech lending platform
Aegon has entered a strategic partnership with fintech lending platform, Funding Circle, with the intention of boosting UK SMEs.
Blog: Insurers must look beyond Brexit
From change management to cyber risk, Onno Bloemers, head of insurance at Delta Capita, explains why insurers need to look beyond Brexit to the wider challenges facing the industry.
Analysis: Business interruption - Trigger warning
As cyber and terror risks trigger new types of business interruption, insurers are becoming the go-to resource for expertise.
Allianz reassures brokers over LV commercial book concerns
Exclusive: Allianz has sought to reassure brokers over concerns regarding renewals of the acquired LV commercial book.
Jersey watchdog to increase insurance business rates
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has increased insurance business fee rates 18.1% in line with inflation following a consultation that received no feedback.
This week in Post: M&A, Ogden misery and the Mobot
With London hosting the World Championships there has been a sports buzz about the city this week.
Gibraltar PCCs given permission to write third party business
Gibraltar Protected Cell Companies will now be permitted to write third party insurance business.
Towergate Underwriting launches Scandinavian MGA
Towergate Underwriting has launched an international managing general agent for Scandinavia.
Zurich's first half global P&C profit falls 15%
Swiss insurance giant Zurich saw a 15% fall in pre-tax P&C global profit in the first half of the year.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part two
In preparation for Post's Digital Insurance World event, here are six more insurtech start-ups to watch.
Allianz's Axel Theis on why insurers can look ahead with confidence
Axel Theis, Allianz SE board member, global insurance lines and anglo markets, explains why premiums are tipped to grow over the next decade.
PRA to consider insurers' Brexit contingency plans
More than 400 banks and insurers have submitted Brexit contingency plans to the regulator, as the UK looks to negotiate a favourable exit deal from the European Union.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part one
Almost $1bn ($985m) was invested in insurtech in the second quarter of 2017.
Analysis: The age of consent
Insurers will need to get the consent from their policyholders to collect their personal data, under regulation coming into force next year
Uncertainty hampering M&A activity, says Clyde and Co
Corporate uncertainty around Brexit and tighter Chinese monetary controls has been hampering M&A activity in global insurance this year according to international legal firm Clyde and Co.