Agriculture
Generali sells Fata Danni to Cattolica for €179m
Italian insurer Generali has agreed to sell its agricultural risks business Fata Assicurazioni Danni to Cattolica for €179m (£149m).
Three senior hires for Canopius' Singapore office
Canopius is growing its Asian operations with three senior hires in its Singapore office.
Bluefin eyes agriculture opportunities with new appointment
Bluefin has appointed Mark Rogers to the newly-created role of farm director, effective immediately.
Insurers could help tackle implications of global food security
The insurance industry could play a major role in ensuring global food security, as concerns over the food supply intensify in coming decades, according to Aon Benfield.
Dakshina Kannada to provide livestock insurance again
The Indian region of Dakshina Kannada in the state of Karnataka has reintroduced livestock insurance.
AIR Worldwide updates crop models for China and the US
AIR Worldwide has updated its multiple peril crop insurance models for the United States and China.
EPG to cover South Africa and other African territories
EPG Insurance Services is extending its administration base to cover South Africa and other African territories.
McLarens merges with agriculture specialist
International loss adjuster, McLarens said today it has merged with UK farming specialist Agrical for an undisclosed fee.
CIRC approves agricultural insurance
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has granted insurance companies more access to agricultural insurance, according to reports by Beijing Business Today.
ADB pilot aims to bring affordable crop insurance to Bangladesh
A new initiative from Japan and the Asian Development Bank could make crop insurance a viable option for Bangladeshi farmers.
Ping An releases online bird flu cover
500 bird flu insurance policies have been sold since 12 April by Chinese insurer Ping An, as poultry industry losses hit 10bn yuan.
Axa names Agrical as lead farming and agricultural adjuster
Axa has appointed specialist loss adjuster Agrical as its lead chartered adjuster for farming and agricultural claims.
GWP up 30% at Rural
Rural Insurance has reported gross written premiums of £27.5m – a year-on-year increase of 30%.
Ace reports 76% rise in net income
Ace has reported a 76% increase in net income to $2.71bn (£1.72bn) in 2012 compared to the previous year (2011: $1.54bn).
Swiss Re splits agriculture and aviation divisions
Swiss Re is to separate its agriculture and aviation divisions as part of a reorganisation of its special lines.
Swiss Re reorganises special lines
Swiss Re is to separate its agriculture and aviation divisions as part of a reorganisation of its special lines.
Agricultural insurance could rise 'three to four times' in emerging markets, says Swiss Re
Increases in agricultural production and lack of insurance cover in Asian countries is good news for the emerging market agricultural insurance sector, according to Swiss Re.
Rural ramps up underwriting team with ex-Aviva hire
Former Aviva commercial underwriter Simon Dixon has joined Rural Insurance's underwriting team as the first of four development underwriters the firm plans to recruit this year.
Aspen Re enhances risk management in China
Aspen Reinsurance has licensed Air Worldwide's multiple peril crop insurance model for China to enhance its risk management capabilities in catastrophe-exposed agricultural regions of the country.
Automated weather stations bring low-cost insurance to Rwanda's farmers
As Rwandan farmers face increasingly erratic rainfall, Swiss Re has helped with the launch of an innovative programme that uses automated weather stations to provide low-cost insurance to protect farmers' loans for high-yielding seeds, fertilisers and…
Report finds opportunities for commercially viable rural livestock cover
Technological improvements and growing demand offer hope for "commercially viable and welfare-enhancing livestock insurance", despite early failures, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation and the Munich Re Foundation.
Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool makes first payment to farmers
One hundred and thirty six farmers in the northern region of Ghana have become the first beneficiaries of payments from the drought index insurance product under the Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool.
Major events in the Russian insurance market in Q3 2012
Highlights for the Russian insurance market for Q3 include another failed auction attempt for Yugoria, insurance company results and a look at the top insurers for client complaints. Paul Koshik reports.
Q&A with Lloyd's' Enrico Bertagna
Lloyd's Italy country manager Enrico Bertagna discusses the impact of recession, the country's growth sectors, and why he believes natural catastrophe provision in Italy needs a major overhaul.