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UN says "supersized" El Niño is coming. UK insurers may already be out of runway
1+ week, 4+ day ago (176+ words) The World Meteorological Organization says the current El Niño is intensifying faster, and further, than its earlier forecasts suggested. UN secretary-general António Guterres has described the situation as a danger zone of extreme weather. For insurers, it's a redistribution of…...
New US-Canada Tariffs Raise Claims Costs and Insurance Exposures
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1325+ words) The collapse of US-Canada trade negotiations has changed the cost outlook for insurers and companies with cross-border operations. Days after talks raised expectations for lower tariffs, the US proceeded with 50% duties on roughly $20 bn of Canadian goods. Canada plans retaliatory…...
European heat mortality exposes a gap in life insurance pricing
2+ week, 6+ day ago (386+ words) The mechanism runs through the age profile of those most affected. Extreme heat exacerbates underlying conditions, including cardiovascular disease and dehydration, concentrated in elderly populations. That drives both mortality claims on life policies and higher demand for private medical services....
Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows
3+ week, 3+ day ago (402+ words) Insurance Business Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows The Met Office's strongest-ever El Niño signal is building into a market that has never been softer The strongest El Niño in living memory is developing as reinsurance…...
Europe's heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount
3+ week, 3+ day ago (776+ words) A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer. That includes France, where temperatures in parts of the country have soared to 40 degrees Celsius, triggering a wildfire in the southwest. Monte Francis has…...