What are the trends and developments in the InsurTech industry? Oliver Wyman’s report, The Future of InsurTech in DACH (DACH region), produced in partnership with Policen Direkt as part of their InsurTech Radar series, examines those changes and highlights the developments. Their analysis currently counts 149 active InsurTech start-ups in Germany, 16 in Austria, and 44 in ... Continue Reading »
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Guy Carpenter Appoints EMEA Head of Strategic Risk and Capital Life Solutions
Guy Carpenter announced the appointment of Luca Tres as Head of Strategic Risk and Capital Life Solutions, EMEA, effective June 1, 2021. ... Continue Reading »
Guy Carpenter Announces Senior European Appointments
Guy Carpenter announced the appointments of Christophe Gaudron as CEO, Guy Carpenter France, effective January 01, 2022, and Michel den Boer as Managing Director, Treaty Broking, Guy Carpenter Benelux, with immediate effect. ... Continue Reading »
Guy Carpenter Appoints Head of London Europe
Guy Carpenter announced the appointment of Sebastian Cook as Managing Director and Head of London Europe, with immediate effect. ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19 Coverage Uncertainties and January Renewals
Reinsurance renewal negotiations are delicately poised, with increasing pressure on rates, economic uncertainty and disputes over COVID-19 wordings putting long-standing relationships to the test, according to a recent article in Insurance Day from Massimo Reina, CEO for Continental Europe at Guy Carpenter. ... Continue Reading »
Guy Carpenter/Flood Re Webinar Highlights Critical Importance of Enhanced Planning and Collaboration to Boost Flood Resilience
The dual challenges of increasing flood risk in the United Kingdom and the impact of climate change are demanding improved planning, greater adaptability and proactive engagement across multiple stakeholders to better identify climate-related exposures and enhance resilience measures, particularly in the built environment. This is according to industry policy and building ... Continue Reading »
Clarity Over Coverage is Critical as COVID-19 Casts a Shadow over January Renewals
Reinsurance renewal negotiations are delicately poised, with increasing pressure on rates, economic uncertainty and disputes over COVID-19 wordings putting long-standing relationships to the test, according to a recent article in Insurance Day from Massimo Reina, CEO for Continental Europe at Guy Carpenter. ... Continue Reading »
Guy Carpenter Appoints Managing Director of Global Risk Solutions
Guy Carpenter announced today the appointment of Andrea Piatti as a Managing Director, Global Risk Solutions, effective August 3. ... Continue Reading »
Two Years On, General Data Protection Regulation Continues to Shape Global Data Privacy Regulation
As a sector intrinsically tied to digital technology, cyber insurance is known for its dynamic and evolving nature. In 2019, the cyber insurance industry began to grapple with multiple headwinds including record General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines, the introduction of new privacy regulations and systemic ransomware claims. When the European Union GDPR took effect ... Continue Reading »
Getting European Health Insurers on the Front Foot During COVID-19
Guy Carpenter is actively developing and refining our view of how COVID-19 may impact the health and medical (re)insurance markets. The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving quickly, with dramatic increases in cases and deaths across the vast majority of markets. Governments around the world are applying increasingly stringent contingency measures in an attempt to manage the ... Continue Reading »
