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Insurance news from Bermuda shows an estimated $3 billion in Sandy damages

December 28, 2012April 30, 2013

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These estimates include only the insured damages, based on the claims that have been received. According to official insurance news estimates regarding the cost of Superstorm Sandy to Bermuda insurers and reinsurers, the total so far is approximately $3 billion, but that amount may grow to be much larger. Seventeen insurers in the country have now released their preliminary estimates for their storm losses. At the moment, the total of these estimates for the losses related to Sandy have come to $2.987 billion in potential claims. The majority of this…

International insurance company formed by Iran for oil tanker coverage

December 28, 2012April 30, 2013

The country has launched the new coverage as its latest step to overcome Western sanctions. The European Union and the United States had placed sanctions against Iranian oil, including bans on coverage of oil tankers carrying crude from the country, but the nation is now expanding the protection that it is offering for these ships through the launch of its own international insurance company. This insurer will be providing coverage for the tankers that transport Iran crude worldwide. Rostam Qassemi, the Iranian Oil Minister, explained that the creation of its…

International insurance news from Iran includes update on sanctions impact

December 27, 2012December 27, 2012 Julie Campbell

The Middle Eastern country is indicating that the worst outcomes of the bans have now passed. The latest international insurance news out of Iran has shown that the sanctions that have been placed on the country’s shipping and energy sectors by Western nations, and which had been causing significant struggles for its oil industry earlier in the year, are not having the impact they had earlier in the year. The Iranian Oil Minister, Rostam Qasemi, explained that the country has all but overcome the impact. Although it is standard procedure…

Insurance industry news made with Ping An sale to CP Group

December 8, 2012April 30, 2013

The acquisition is reported to have been for a total $9.4 billion for a 15.57 percent stake in the insurer. The news has now been released that the Charoen Pokphand Group is taking its first steps into the insurance industry, with the acquisition of 15.57 percent of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China. The purchase of the stake in the Chinese insurer was from HSBC Holdings. The announcement from HSBC that it was involved in a negotiation for the sale of its share of Ping An was first made…

Business insurance premiums will rise following rate cut

December 5, 2012December 4, 2012 H. Cutner

A campaign from the Reserve Bank will cause companies in Australia to pay more for coverage. One of Australia’s leading business insurance companies has revealed that it will be required to increase the premiums it charges in order to compensate for the aggressive cut in rates by the Reserve Bank, which are eating into the insurer’s investment earnings. This latest news was announced ahead of the monthly meeting of the country’s central bank. The commercial arm of the business Insurance Australia Group has stated that it doesn’t see any other…