Natural catastrophes (Nat Cats)
Insured losses of Louisiana floods to cost at least $8.5bn, says AIR Worldwide
According to catastrophe modeling experts AIR Worldwide the recent devastating flooding in Louisiana will cost the industry between $8.5bn (£6.1bn) and $11bn.
Italian government appoints czar to oversee earthquake reconstruction
The Italian government has appointed a reconstruction czar to oversee rebuilding following last week’s magnitude-6.2 earthquake which struck Italy's Umbria region.
Hurricane Hermine to make landfall in Florida today
Hurricane Hermine is expected to make landfall on Florida’s coast today.
Italian earthquake 'will not lead to significant insurance losses'
Though clearly a massive humanitarian impact event, Wednesday’s earthquake in central Italy will not lead to significant losses for insurers, risk modelling firm RMS said.
FM Global breaks ground on £45m loss prevention facility in Singapore
International commercial insurer FM Global has broken ground on a S$80m (£45m) education facility in Singapore.
Catastrophes force $31bn global payouts in H1
Insurers paid out $31bn (£23.5bn) in the first half of the year as a result of catastrophes, an increase of 51% over last year.
H1 catastrophe losses to exceed 2015, says Marsh
Global insured catastrophe losses have increased in the first half of 2016 to $27bn (£21bn) compared to $19bn (£15bn) in the first half of 2015, according to Marsh.
RMS director warns stop the "guessing game" over global port exposure
A report from the global risk management firm RMS on the global ports most exposed to natural catastrophes has some surprising findings.
Weather events reduce Allianz's Q2 P&C global profits by 37%
German giant Allianz's second quarter 2016 global property and casualty operating profits declined 37% to €1.1bn (£933m) compared with €1.75bn in Q2 2015.
Europe: Reinsurance trends in 2016 and beyond
Reinsurance and global risks are by nature linked, since the reinsurance business is all about risk. To better understand reinsurance trends a look at the global risk landscape is required.
Suncorp's insurance profits fall 17.5% for full year
Adverse weather events meant Australian insurance giant Suncorp missed its full year catastrophe allowance by A$60m (£34m).
AIG's global commercial premiums shrink 21% in Q2
AIG's shares climbed 2.5% in after hours trading after returning to profit in the second quarter of 2016.
Swiss Re's Mumenthale positive despite nine point hit to H1 COR
Swiss Re has reported a H1 net income of $1.9bn (£1.44bn), down from $2.3bn (£1.75bn) for the same period in 2015.
Natural catastrophe losses hit XL Catlin's Q2 profits
XL Catlin suffered $240.1m (£182m) of natural catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2016 compared with $59.9m in the same period last year.
China still heavily underinsured for floods, says Swiss Re
China's dramatic flooding over the last month has once again highlighted the prevalence of underinsurance in the country.
La Nina cited as rain causes havoc in China
"Meu-Yu" monsoon rains led to multiple rounds of significant flooding across central and southern China throughout June killing at least 186 people across 26 provinces.
China establishes home earthquake insurance
China has introduced its first household earthquake insurance policy.
East coast storms to cost Australia's insurers A$235m
According to the Insurance Council of Australia June's east coast storms will cost insurers A$235m (£120m) in claims.
IAG receives 10,000 claims from storms
Australian giant IAG has received around 10,000 claims from Australia's deadly east coast storm.
Insurance Council of Australia declares catastrophe in Tasmania and Victoria
As the result of a deadly east low storm, the Insurance Council of Australia has declared a catastrophe in Tasmania and Victoria after a similar declaration in New South Wales yesterday.
Three dead after powerful New South Wales storm
A weekend of intense storms over New South Wales have left three dead and a trail of damage.
Flooding in Sri Lanka causes over £1bn in damage
Days of heavy rain has caused widespread disruption in Sri Lanka killing at least 92 people and displacing over 250,000 people.
Kumamoto earthquakes to cost Japan over £700m
The cost of April's powerful earthquakes in the Kumamoto prefecture for insurers and the government have exceeded 123bn yuan (£712m) according to the General Insurance Association of Japan.
AIR Worldwide estimates Alberta fire insured losses at over £2.4bn
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide is estimating between C$4.4bn (£2.4bn) and C$9bn (£4.8bn) of insured losses for this month's huge Alberta wildfire.