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Transatlantic insurance market gets shot in the arm from US, EU deal

January 17, 2017January 13, 2017 Logan B.

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The United States and European Union have come to an agreement to boost this international marketplace. On Friday, the United States and European Union came to an agreement to shrink legal and capital hurdles to the transatlantic insurance market. The goal was to give a boost to both the insurance and reinsurance marketplaces. The transatlantic insurance and reinsurance markets are currently worth a combined $3 billion. This transatlantic insurance market accord is one that has been under negotiation for over a year. It is a follow-up to an agreement that…

Insurance market in Nigeria will see solid growth this year

January 8, 2016January 7, 2016 Julie Campbell

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Experts are predicting that, regardless of the challenges in the country, the industry will be growing faster. A recent analysis has been published by KPMG and has predicted that the insurance market in Nigeria will see its growth picking up speed despite some of the challenges it has been facing over the last while. The forecast was made based on its expanding use of ICT and telecom facilities for sales, as well as the population density. The analysis results were published in “The African Insurance Market at a Glance” report…

Chinese insurance industry welcomes insurers from other countries

November 24, 2015November 22, 2015 H. Cutner

A recent keynote speech from President Xi Jinping pointed out that its economy would be opening up into the future. Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a keynote speech at the APEC CEO summit, in which it was revealed that the insurance industry – and other parts of the country’s economy – would soon be welcoming a greater amount of foreign investment moving ahead. The country will be opening up its doors to the rest of the world to a larger degree and limits will be reduced. According to Xi, when…

Obama administration makes insurance news with EU agreement negotiations

November 23, 2015November 22, 2015 G. Turner

The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative have said they plan to work for a covered agreement. The insurance news announcement has now been made that the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative intend to enter into negotiations with the European Union over a covered agreement regarding insurance. The goal of these negotiations will be to “level the regulatory playing field for U.S-based insurers and reinsurers.” E.U. insurance companies and industry regulators have been expressing frustration with regards to the American reinsurance collateral requirements. The issue at the center…

New mandatory cashless health insurance requirement implemented in Punjab

November 19, 2015November 18, 2015 Julie Campbell

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The government of the northern Indian state has now announced that this program is mandatory for its employees. The Punjab government has now announced that it is making its cashless health insurance program a mandatory form of coverage for all of its employees as well as for pensioners. The strategy is meant to help to make sure that coverage is protecting current and retired workers. According to a spokesperson from the Punjab government, it “has notified the cashless health insurance scheme which has been made mandatory for all the government…

European insurance industry feels the pressure of new capital rules

September 9, 2015September 6, 2015 Marc

Europe insurance industry Flooding and Heavy Rains

Insurers are facing stricter capital rules that may prove difficult to comply with The European insurance industry may be in for a shock from revised capital rules that will take effect in January 2016. ASR Nederland N.V., a Dutch insurance provider, announced last week that its available capital fell drastically below the standard imposed by the new rules. Other companies have reported similar issues, which may show that the European insurance industry is relatively ill-prepared to comply with the new rules once they go into effect. Insurers may be forced…

Global commercial insurance rates dropped in Q2

August 17, 2015August 15, 2015 G. Turner

Property coverage saw the largest drops during that quarter with more moderate decreases in casualty. Customers in the commercial insurance market saw positive news upon the release of a recent August 2015 report from Marsh, called the “Global Insurance Market Quarterly Briefing,” which determined that rates had decreased worldwide in nearly every business line. That report indicated that this was the ninth consecutive quarter in which there were decreases. It also explained that this trend of commercial insurance rate decreases is a reflection of the competition within the market. It…