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Insurers remain cautious in taking on risk, resulting in higher premiums
Employees won ruling last year over cancelled crisis-era payouts
Profitability of core operations improved despite results which missed expectations
Munich Re and Swiss Re have seen gains from rising prices, but dangers lie ahead
‘Survival days are limited’ for small non-specialist brokers
Ming Dang spent up to five hours a day working for rival, arbitrator rules
Bonds rated one notch above junk now comprise more than a third of holdings
Firm’s investment in Athene yielded profits for both but some worry about conflicts of interest
‘Extremely dangerous’ storm tilts northwards towards Florida and Gulf coast
Some companies want to do much less covering of risk and focus on services for customers. But they will face stiff competition
Duperreault promises underwriting profit from commercial insurance ‘as we exit 2018’
Apollo founder accused of trying to undermine rival launched by a former employee
A decade after it needed a $185bn state bailout, the insurer is on the acquisition trail again, but investors remain wary
Companies exposed to payouts as US is hit by a dangerously virulent strain
Companies are joining forces with start-ups to stay ahead of rivals
Healthcare is where Big Tech is posing its largest challenge to the industry
Analysts say funds designed to produce steady returns sold as turbulence increased
What the venture with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway may lack in scale it has in expertise
Challenge to status quo may be far worse than pharmaceuticals and insurers fear
Companies plan joint not-for-profit venture to cut costs for their nearly 1m workers
$5.6bn deal strengthens core insurance businesses
Some had hoped for double-digit increases after last year’s natural disasters
Banker’s group joins investors to buy $100bn Talcott annuities book from The Hartford
Strategy is based on using its two big existing businesses as a foundation for a third
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